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
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Harry, you didn't turn it down because of me …
Harry你拒绝它该不是因为我……
In his defense, he still tried to justify himself.
为了保护自己，他一直试图证明自己的行为是正当的。
but since the porter agreed with him,
但既然看门人也同意他的意见，