vacillate

英 [ˈvæsəleɪt]

美 [ˈvæsəleɪt]

v.  观点(或立场等)摇摆; 动摇

过去式：vacillated　现在分词：vacillating　第三人称单数：vacillates　过去分词：vacillated　

GRE

BNC.33133 / COCA.22784

牛津词典

verb

• 观点（或立场等）摇摆；动摇
  to keep changing your opinion or thoughts about sth, especially in a way that annoys other people

柯林斯词典

• VERB 犹豫不定;踌躇;拿不定主意
  If youvacillate betweentwo alternatives or choices, you keep changing your mind.
  1. She vacillates between men twice her age and men younger than she...
     她犹豫不决，不知道是该选择年龄比她大一倍的男人还是比她小的男人。
  2. We cannot vacillate on the question of the party's leadership.
     在党的领导权问题上我们不能动摇。

英英释义

verb

• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  1. the line on the monitor vacillated
  Synonym:fluctuatewaver
• be undecided about something
  1. He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
  Synonym:hovervibrateoscillate

双语例句

• They vacillate between these two, unable to see that theres a perfect median.
  他们在两者之间跳跃，却忽视了其实有一个完美的中间状态。
• Precisely because their motives and their standpoints differ, some will vacillate or turn traitor at the very start of the struggle, some will become indifferent or withdraw from the fight midway, and some will determinedly fight to the end.
  正因为他们的动机与立场各有不同，有的在斗争开始时就要动摇叛变的，有的会在中途消极或退出战线的，有的愿意奋斗到底的。
• We, too, may vacillate or hesitate, even trip.
  我们也会有犹豫不决、迟疑，甚至跌倒的时候。
• To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.
  磨蹭浪费时间，尤指犹豫不定；闲混或踌躇。
• We cannot vacillate on the question of the party's leadership.
  在党的领导权问题上我们不能动摇。
• Swinging Angle Detection Based on the Testing Apparatus of Cycle Life of Universal Joint When a typhoon strikes, the wavering elements who cannot withstand it begin to vacillate. That's a law.
  基于万向节周期寿命试验台的万向节摆角检测台风一刮，动摇分子挡不住，就要摇摆，这是规律。
• Your emotional state will vacillate You can convince anyone of anything.
  你能说服任何人任何事。
• He or she cannot vacillate over every tiny decision.
  他或她在每个小的决定上不能有半点犹豫。
• I tend to vacillate between admiration and pity for him.
  我对他往往是既钦佩又怜悯。
• To undergo frequent abrupt shifts or reversals, as of opinion or emotion; vacillate.
  犹豫不决经常突然变换或彻底改变看法或感情；犹豫。