vacillate

vi. 游移不定, 踌躇, 犹豫, 摇摆

发音

US /ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/

词形变化

vacillated vacillates 三单 vacillates vacillating vacillating 现在分词 vacillated 过去式 vacillated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

    摇摆不定

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

    犹豫不定

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

hover vibrate waver fluctuate oscillate

上位词 4

swing hesitate waffle waver

下位词 1

shilly-shally

近义相关 1

fluctuate

词源

From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”).

来源：wiktionary