vacillate 详细解释

vacillate

['væsileit]

v.游移不定, 踌躇, 犹豫

vi.

1. 动摇; 犹豫; 踌躇[(+between)]

She is vacillating between hope and fear.

她一会儿充满希望一会儿深怀恐惧, 如此反复不已。

2. 摇摆; 波动

词形变化

副词: vacillatingly | 名词: vacillation | 动词过去式: vacillated | 动词过去分词: vacillated | 动词现在分词: vacillating | 动词第三人称单数: vacillates |

词义辨析

同义参见:

hesitate  

英英释义

动词 vacillate:

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

同义词:hover, vibrate, oscillate

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

同义词:fluctuate, waver

补充

vacillatevacillate英:[ˈvæsileit] 美:[ˈvæsəˌlet]vi.1.摇摆; 振荡; 波动2.犹豫, 踌躇

例句

1. Oh, do stop vacillating and make up your mind!啊,别再犹豫了,下决心吧! 2. The earthquake caused the entire house to vacillate.地震使整个房子摇晃起来。 3. I had for a time vacillated between teaching and journalism.我曾在教师和记者两种职业间踌躇过。 4. She has vacillated on this issue.她对此事犹豫不决。 5. He vacillates between seeking attention from the public and avoiding the media altogether.他犹豫不决,既想吸引公众注意力,又想彻底避开媒体。