英汉词典

vacillate 基本解释

• vi. 犹豫；踌躇；摇摆

vacillate 词态变化

vacillate 中文词源

来自拉丁语vacillare,摇摆，犹豫，来自PIE*weng,弯，转，摇晃，词源同wink,winch.

vacillate 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.

vacillate 英文释义

1. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action;

"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

2. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;

"the line on the monitor vacillated"

vacillate 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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vacillate 实用场景例句

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

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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.

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Coetzee's ambivalence is to vacillate between to be or not to be Afrikaner in South Africa.

柯慈的矛盾是来自他排徊于自己是否为南非的荷裔非洲人.

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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.

《简明英汉词典》

But a few cadres started to vacillate.

但是,也有少数人起了波动.

期刊摘选

When did she begin to vacillate?

她是什么时候动摇的 呢 ?

期刊摘选

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。

辞典例句