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

• 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。
• Your emotional state will vacillate You can convince anyone of anything.
  你能说服任何人任何事。
• Meanwhile, your stock price can vacillate up and down on unrelated and seemingly unimportant news.
  同时，你的股价可能会因为一些看似不相关和不重要的新闻而上下波动。
• To vacillate between hope and fear
  在希望和恐惧之间踌躇不决
• 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。
• An elephant walks like this and that. When a typhoon strikes, the wavering elements who cannot withstand it begin to vacillate. That's a law.
  大象摇摇摆摆地走着。台风一刮，动摇分子挡不住，就要摇摆，这是规律。
• 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。
• They may dither, and vacillate between denial and acceptance, and this is quite common.
  他们可能会踌躇，并且在否认与接受之间犹豫，这很普通。
• 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。
• Don't vacillate about asking for assistance if you need it.
  如果需要的话，不要犹豫向别人寻求帮助。