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。
• Vacillate between two opinions
  在两种意见之间游移不定
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Influenced by the western medicine, the independent existence of traditional Chinese medicine began to vacillate generally.
  受西医东渐的影响，传统中医学独立存在的局面逐渐动摇。
• Your emotional state will vacillate You can convince anyone of anything.
  你能说服任何人任何事。
• But a few cadres started to vacillate.
  但是，也有少数人起了波动。
• 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。
• He or she cannot vacillate over every tiny decision.
  他或她在每个小的决定上不能有半点犹豫。