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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

      • 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。
      • Vacillate between two opinions
        在两种意见之间游移不定
      • To vacillate in one's actions or decisions.
        举棋不定在行动与决定之间犹豫不决。
      • I tend to vacillate between admiration and pity for him.
        我对他往往是既钦佩又怜悯。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • To vacillate between hope and fear
        在希望和恐惧之间踌躇不决
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Without doubt, the national bourgeoisie tends to vacillate, but we should, nevertheless, make use of its positive side, uniting with it as well as struggling against it.
        民族资产阶级当然是动摇的,但是要利用它的积极的一面,要有团结有斗争。