| 英语单词 | halting |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['hɔːltɪŋ] 美 ['hɔːltɪŋ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.跛的;踌躇的 动词halt的现在分词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) Two quarrelled dogs come halting home . (2) Shyness made the girl speak in a halting manner. (3) If people often interrupt, your tempo may be too slow or halting. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 两狗打架,跛着回家。 (2) 因害羞那姑娘说话结结巴巴。 (3) 如果人们总是打断你,你的语速就显得太慢或犹疑不决。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The adjective halting is used to describe something that is fragmentary or prone to interruptions. If you are overcome with emotion at your wedding, you may choke out your vows in a halting voice. If you're afraid you might trip, take halting steps. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The adjective halting can describe something or someone with limping or disabled legs or feet. If you have sprained your ankle and it's icy out this winter, you should walk with a halting gait and walk slowly and carefully. The word halting in this sense comes from the Old English word lemphalt, which means "limping." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](通常指因不确定而)结结巴巴的,迟疑不决的 If you speak or do something in a halting way, you speak or do it slowly and with a lot of hesitation, usually because you are uncertain about what to say or do next.
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