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waver

美 [ˈweɪvər]英 [ˈweɪvə(r)]
  • vi.动摇;犹豫不决;摇曳;颤抖;举棋不定;踌躇;闪烁;减弱;忽明忽暗
  • n.犹豫;挥动者;做卷发的理发师[美容师];波动的东西

派生词: waverer n. 过去式: wavered 现在分词: wavering 过去分词: wavered 第三人称单数: wavers

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verb

1

减弱;动摇;颤抖
to be or become weak or unsteady

His voice wavered with emotion.

他激动得嗓音发抖。

Her determination never wavered.

她的决心从未动摇过。

She never wavered in her determination to succeed.

她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。

2

踌躇;犹豫不决;举棋不定
to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice

She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.

她举棋不定,不知是在这个城市里买所房子,还是迁居他处。

3

摇曳;闪烁;忽明忽暗
to move in an unsteady way

4


The strength of his argument convinced the waverers.

他以有力的论据说服了那些摇摆不定的人。

waver

频次

  • 1
    VERB 动摇;犹豫
    If you waver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something.

    Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup...

    军队的一些指挥官在犹豫是否支持政变。

  • 2
    VERB 摇晃;摇曳
    If something wavers, it shakes with very slight movements or changes.

    The shadows of the dancers wavered continually...

    舞者的身影在轻轻晃动着。

noun

1
the act of moving back and forth
Synonym: flutter flicker
2
the act of pausing uncertainly
there was a hesitation in his speech
Synonym: hesitation falter faltering
3
someone who communicates by waving

verb

1
give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Synonym: quaver
2
sway to and fro
Synonym: weave
3
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
the line on the monitor vacillated
Synonym: fluctuate vacillate
4
move back and forth very rapidly
the candle flickered
Synonym: flicker flitter flutter quiver
5
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Synonym: falter
6
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
Synonym: hesitate waffle
7
be unsure or weak
Their enthusiasm is faltering
Synonym: falter

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  1. No setbacks can make him waver .

    任凭什么挫折都不能使他动摇。

  2. This is a set state policy of China that will never waver or change .

    这是中国确定的国策,不会动摇,更不会改变。

  3. She 's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away .

    她举棋不定,不知是在这个城市里买所房子,还是迁居他处。

  4. She never wavered in her determination to succeed .

    她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。

  5. Her determination never wavered .

    她的决心从未动摇过。

  6. He told wavering colleagues the country must back the Government 's stance .

    他告诉那些犹豫不决的同僚们,国家必须支持政府的立场。

  7. Today on the streets of Montreal , opinion seems still to waver

    今日在蒙特利尔的街头巷尾,人们的意见仍摇摆不定。

  8. This time his voice wavered badly

    这次他声音颤得厉害。

  9. Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent

    科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。

  10. She draws another wavering breath .

    她颤抖着又吸了口气。

  11. The shadows of the dancers wavered continually

    舞者的身影在轻轻晃动着。

  12. While we were wavering , somebody else bought the house .

    就在我们犹豫不决的时候,别人把那所房子买下了。

  13. The party wavered between free trade and protectionism .

    该党在自由贸易和保护主义之间摇摆不定。

  14. Once he took the vow his loyalty never wavered .

    一旦他发了誓,他的忠诚从不动摇。

  15. The feather wavered to the floor .

    羽毛飘摇落地。

  16. The candle flames wavered .

    烛光闪动着。

  17. She wavers a little when she walks .

    她走路时有些摇晃。

  18. First he applied heavy personal and political pressure on wavering Democrats .

    首先,他对动摇不定的民主党人施加个人和政治的重压。

  19. The torches guttered in the breeze , casting wavering shadows upon the battlements .

    火把在风中闪烁不定,它的影子也随着在墙壁上摇曳着

  20. Second , the United States quickly , wavering social and political change .

    其二美国迅速的、动摇不定的社会和政治变革。

  21. New Monitoring Instrument of Waver and Vibration to Hydraulic Generator

    新型水轮机振动摆度监测仪

  22. He never wavered in his determination to become a doctor .

    他从来没有动摇过当医生的决心。

  23. Wavering from this method will eventually result in disaster .

    如果在这个时候犹豫不决,最终会造成灾难。

  24. Many voters are still wavering between the two parties .

    在两政党中该选哪一个,许多投票人仍然拿不定主意。

  25. Why do you waver from one side to the other ?

    他首先问以色列民:「你们为何摇摆不定呢?」

  26. Contents being subject to the political needs , abstract and wavering ;

    内容从属政治形势的需要,抽象和摇摆不定;

  27. Choose a situation in which you 're wavering between two choices .

    选取一个你能够让你在两个选择之间摇摆不定的处境。

  28. I have never wavered in my support of comprehensive immigration reform .

    我从来没有动摇我对移民改革的全面支持。

  29. I took three wavering steps in the direction of my seat .

    我朝自己的座位摇摇晃晃走了三步。

  30. The old woman wavered on the top step and nearly fell .

    那位老太太在最高的台阶上摇摆了一下差点儿跌倒。

hesitate falter waver 【导航词义:犹豫】
hesitate v. 踌躇,犹豫
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指由于不确定或紧张而在行动或说话之前出现较长的停顿。

〔例证〕

Don't hesitate about it any more.

对那件事不要再犹豫了。

He did not hesitate to ask Tess to sit beside him.

他毫不犹豫地请苔丝坐在他身旁。

falter v. 犹豫
〔辨析〕

尤指因不自信而畏缩不前。

〔例证〕

He has never faltered in his resolve.

他的决心从未动摇过。

As she neared the door her steps faltered.

当她走近房门时,她的脚步迟疑起来。

waver v. 犹豫,举棋不定
〔辨析〕

指因优柔寡断而迟迟未作决定,或虽作出决定,行动上却仍犹豫不决。

〔例证〕

The party wavered between free trade and protectionism.

该党在自由贸易和保护主义之间摇摆不定。

While we were wavering, somebody else bought the house.

就在我们犹豫不决的时候,别人把那所房子买下了。