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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Swinging Angle Detection Based on the Testing Apparatus of Cycle Life of Universal Joint When a typhoon strikes, the wavering elements who cannot withstand it begin to vacillate. That's a law.
  基于万向节周期寿命试验台的万向节摆角检测台风一刮，动摇分子挡不住，就要摇摆，这是规律。
• I tend to vacillate between admiration and pity for him.
  我对他往往是既钦佩又怜悯。
• 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。