Vacillate
[ 'væsileit ]
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vi. 摇摆;振荡;波动;犹豫;
💡 词根助记
vacilla-, vacillat- 流动,波动,前后摇摆
📝 例句
But a few cadres started to vacillate.
但是，也有少数人起了波动。
vacillate between
在￥之间摇摆不定
When did she begin to vacillate?
她是什么时候动摇的呢？
vacillate between two opinions
在两种意见之间游移不定
To change one's opinion often on a matter;vacillate.
反复无常，出尔反尔经常改变对某事的意见；动摇
🌱 联想助记
【记】vac,ill-生病,ate-吃:生重病的时候吃饭→手摇摆的,嘴颤抖的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
vacillate
v[I, Ipr]
~ (between sth and sth) (fml usu derog 文, 通常作贬义) keep changing one's mind; move backwards and forwards between two emotions （思想）动摇不定; 犹豫; （在两种情绪之间）变化不定
She vacillated between hope and fear.她时而抱有希望, 时而心存恐惧. Cf 参看 oscillate.
🔁 扩展释义
*['væsileit]vi. 游移不定, 踌躇, 犹豫, 摇摆
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How long will it take to get some more in from the factory?
从工厂再运一些货过来要多久？
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
树大招风。
They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children and tried to steal her handbag.
刚才，当她和孩子们正在森林边上野餐的时候，这两个人冲到她跟前，企图抢走她的手提包。