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

• On the one hand they dislike imperialism, and on the other they fear thorough revolution, and they vacillate between the two.
  他们一方面不喜欢帝国主义，一方面又怕革命的彻底性，他们在这二者之间动摇着。
• 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。
• 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。
• With so much disagreement it is no surprise that policymakers are unsure and vacillate.
  经济学家的观点存在如此大的分歧，难怪政策制定者缺乏信心、摇摆不定。
• Vacillate between two opinions
  在两种意见之间游移不定
• 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。
• But in moments like this, the things which one sees vacillate and are precipitated, and one pauses for nothing.
  但是在那样的时刻，人们所见到的事都是在瞬息万变之中，注意力不会停留在某一件事物上。
• 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。
• But a few cadres started to vacillate.
  但是，也有少数人起了波动。