vacillate
vacillate 英 [ˈvæsəleɪt] 美 [ˈvæsəˌlet]
vi. 犹豫；踌躇；摇摆
进行时:vacillating 过去式:vacillated 过去分词:vacillated 第三人称单数:vacillates 名词复数:vacillates
- Vacillate means to waver back and forth, unable to decide. You might vacillate between ordering waffles and pancakes at your favorite diner — it’s hard to pick just one when both are so tasty!
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- vi. 犹豫；踌躇；摇摆
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1. New York City continued to vacillate, most states still banned the sport, and it lacked a central, unifying figure.
纽约市一直处在禁与不禁的踌躇之中，而大部分州仍旧禁止这项运动的开展。 拳击运动也缺少一个一致认同的核心人物。
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2. Nevertheless, he continued to vacillate, like Hamlet, in the execution of his filial obligation to his late father's request.
不过，他就象哈姆雷特，在为了尽孝而完成他过世的父亲的要求时犹豫起来。
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3. Perhaps worst of all, the Americans, without whom no durable deal can be done, have seemed to vacillate, with neither a vision nor a plan.
最糟糕的事情在于美国人的动摇，没有了美国的协议不可能持续长久，但目前他们既没有计划也没有愿景。
- 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.
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