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halting

/hawl-ting/US // ˈhɔl tɪŋ //UK // (ˈhɔːltɪŋ) //

停顿,停顿的,停滞不前,停止

Related Words

clumsy笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨拙labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬tentative暂时的,暂时性的,暂定,暂时性stumbling跌跌撞撞,跌跌撞撞的,步履蹒跚,跌跌不休的stammering口吃,口吃的,口齿不清,结巴bumbling步履蹒跚,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹒跚学步vacillating摇摆不定,徘徊不前,摇摆不定的,徘徊不定lumbering伐木,伐木的,伐木业,采伐stuttering口吃,磕磕绊绊,结巴,磕磕绊绊的slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍limping跛行,跛脚,一瘸一拐的,跛脚的doubtful怀疑,疑问,令人怀疑的,怀疑的gauche粗俗,不合时宜,粗俗的,别扭imperfect不完善,不完美,不完善的,不完美的indecisive优柔寡断,犹豫不决,踌躇不决,摇摆不定inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力irresolute犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,犹豫不决的人,优柔寡断

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
    • : faulty or imperfect.
    • : limping or lame: a halting gait.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.hesitant
Synonyms
awkward笨拙的,尴尬的,笨拙,尴尬clumsy笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,笨拙的,笨拙labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋stumbling跌跌撞撞,跌跌撞撞的,步履蹒跚,跌跌不休的tentative暂时的,暂时性的,暂定,暂时性bumbling步履蹒跚,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚的,蹒跚学步faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍limping跛行,跛脚,一瘸一拐的,跛脚的lumbering伐木,伐木的,伐木业,采伐slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓stammering口吃,口吃的,口齿不清,结巴stuttering口吃,磕磕绊绊,结巴,磕磕绊绊的vacillating摇摆不定,徘徊不前,摇摆不定的,徘徊不定wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决claudicant爪哇人doubtful怀疑,疑问,令人怀疑的,怀疑的gauche粗俗,不合时宜,粗俗的,别扭imperfect不完善,不完美,不完善的,不完美的indecisive优柔寡断,犹豫不决,踌躇不决,摇摆不定inept无能,无能的人,不合适,无能为力irresolute犹豫不决,犹豫不决的,犹豫不决的人,优柔寡断maladroit恶作剧,恶性循环,错乱,恶搞uncertain不明确,不确定,不明确的,不明朗unhandy不方便,不容易,不易操作,不方便的vacillatory摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,徘徊不前,摆动性wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的

Examples

  • The AMOC has captured the popular imagination because of its depiction in the lurid sci-fi film “The Day After Tomorrow,” in which various disastrous events occur after a sudden halting of the current.

  • The regime, meanwhile, has its own incentives for halting the violence in the city.

  • What potential damage has the halting of research on psychedelics caused?

  • And then Sotloff is presented to the camera and Obama is challenged to save him by halting the bombing.

  • In the longer term, she sees big strides in preventing tartar build-up and halting receding gums.

  • After four years of a halting recovery, Bernanke said, things are looking up.

  • Halting his squad, Lawrence dismounted, and taking Harry, they carefully made their way to the brow of a hill which lay in front.

  • Mr. Middleton, with shaking limbs and halting footsteps, assisted his wife to her room.

  • Beneath this melodrama, the circumstances are recounted at great length, and some halting verses conclude the mournful narration.

  • Varney was on his way to the house before the footman had finished his halting explanation.

  • Some leap to the strains with unapt foot, and make a halting figure in the universal dance.

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