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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

      • In other historical circumstances, the Chinese national bourgeoisie will vacillate and defect because of its economic and political flabbiness.
        由于中国民族资产阶级在经济上、治上的软弱性,在另一种历史环境下,它就会动摇变节。
      • 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。
      • If weakness is the reason for its inability to change its attitude, why did the national bourgeoisie behave differently in1924-27when it did not merely vacillate towards the revolution but actually joined it?
        如果不能改变态度的原因,是民族资产阶级的软弱性,那末,一九二四年至一九二七年为什么改变了他们的常态,不仅是动摇,简直是参加了革命呢?
      • To vacillate in one's actions or decisions.
        举棋不定在行动与决定之间犹豫不决。
      • Influenced by the western medicine, the independent existence of traditional Chinese medicine began to vacillate generally.
        受西医东渐的影响,传统中医学独立存在的局面逐渐动摇。
      • Some of them still have doubts, their stand is not yet firm and they vacillate in moments of stress. Know what you believe in and stick to it. Nothing loses you respect quicker than inconsistency.
        其中有些人还有怀疑,还没有站稳脚跟,一遇风浪就会左右摇摆。清楚自己的想法并坚持。左右摇摆会让你在别人心目中的形象大打折扣。
      • Your emotional state will vacillate You can convince anyone of anything.
        你能说服任何人任何事。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。