vacillate
英 ['v?s?le?t]
美
- vi. 猶豫；躊躇；搖擺
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?vacillates;過去式:?vacillated;過去分詞:?vacillated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?vacillating;名詞:?vacillation;
中文詞源
vacillate 立場搖擺
來自拉丁語vacillare,搖擺，猶豫，來自PIE*weng,彎，轉，搖晃，詞源同wink,winch.
英文詞源
- vacillate (v.)
- 1590s, "to sway unsteadily," from Latin vacillatus, past participle of vacillare "sway to and fro; hesitate" (see vacillation). Meaning "to waver between two opinions or courses" is recorded from 1620s. Related: Vacillated; vacillates; vacillating.
雙語例句
- 1. Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in — but neither response seems satisfactory to them.
- 這類家長舉棋不定,對孩子們的無理要求,不知道是該回絕還是該滿足,覺得這兩者都不理想.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. 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.
- 民族資產(chǎn)階級 當然 是動搖的, 但是要利用它的積極的一面, 要有團結有斗爭.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. We cannot vacillate on the question of the party's leadership.
- 在黨的領導權問題上我們不能動搖。
來自辭典例句
- 4. You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.
- 當他們壓力過大時,你是可以辨別出來的, 因為他們會支支吾吾、猶豫不決.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Don't vacillate about asking for assistance if you need it.
- 如果需要的話,不要猶豫向別人尋求幫助.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)