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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• However, while we vacillate between various interpretive literary critical theories, we forget to take into account the artistic and aesthetic value inherent in literary works as a form of art.
  但正当我们在各种诠释理论、文学批评理论间游移徘徊之时我们却忽略了文学作品作为一种艺术形式本该具有的艺术和审美价值。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。