vacillate
英 ['væsɪleɪt]
美
- vi. 犹豫；踌躇；摇摆
词态变化
第三人称单数: vacillates;过去式: vacillated;过去分词: vacillated;现在分词: vacillating;名词: vacillation;
中文词源
vacillate 立场摇摆
来自拉丁语vacillare,摇摆，犹豫，来自PIE*weng,弯，转，摇晃，词源同wink,winch.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in — but neither response seems satisfactory to them.
- 这类家长举棋不定,对孩子们的无理要求,不知道是该回绝还是该满足,觉得这两者都不理想.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 4. You can tell when they're stressed out, they'll equivocate and vacillate.
- 当他们压力过大时,你是可以辨别出来的, 因为他们会支支吾吾、犹豫不决.
来自互联网
- 5. 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.
来自互联网