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小词详解 | falter
falter 英 [ˈfɔːltə(r)] 美 [ˈfɔːltər]
At some point the growth prospects of even the best products falter.
即便是最好的产品,到了某个节点,增长前景也会不稳。
——《经济学人》Yet for all his success in the international arena, his presidency faltered as voters, focused on domestic matters, seemed to perceive him as detached from their everyday lives.
但是,尽管在国际舞台上取得了成功,注重国内事务的选民们似乎认为,他与他们的日常生活存在脱节,所以他竞选连任的努力以失败告终。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 变得较弱或不太有效
Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
胆小的人可以逃跑,但危机往往由具有高贵胆识的人解决。
waver: to be or become weak or unsteady decline: to become smaller, fewer, weaker, etc. lapse: to gradually become weaker or come to an end