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halting

美音:[´hɔltıŋ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.跛的,犹豫的,蹒跚的

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halting


/'hɔ:ltɪŋ; `hɔltɪŋ/
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] slow and hesitant, as if lacking in confidence 迟疑不决的; 犹豫的
*speak in a halting voice 结结巴巴地说
* a halting reply 吞吞吐吐的回答
* a toddler's first few halting steps 孩子初学走路时那蹒跚的几步.

halting


adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: halt 'to walk with difficulty', from Old English healtian]
if your speech or movements are halting, you stop for a moment between words or movements, especially because you are not confident
= hesitant
 We carried on a rather halting conversation.
>haltinglyadv
1. It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his halting, mine impatient — and because of that, we didn't say much as we went along.
    我们的步伐难以协调一致--他常常停下脚步,而我的步子却显得不耐烦--正因如此, 我们一路很少说话。

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