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vacillating

/ˈvæsɪleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈvæsəleɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

摇摆不定，犹豫不决。

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

Examples :

"The child was vacillating on the swing, going back and forth slowly, unsure if he wanted to swing higher. "
孩子在秋千上摇摇摆摆的，慢悠悠地来回荡着，好像拿不定主意是不是要荡高一点。
action tendency

Related Words

Illustration wavering

wavering verb

/ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvərɪn/

摇摆， 晃动。

"Flowers wavered in the breeze."

花朵在微风中轻轻摇曳。

Illustration constant

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

Illustration ordering

ordering verb

/ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrdərɪŋɡ/

整理，排序。

"She spent the afternoon ordering her books alphabetically on the shelf. "

她花了一整个下午的时间，把书架上的书按字母顺序整理排序。

Illustration vacillation

vacillation noun

/væsɪˈleɪʃən/

犹豫不决，踌躇不定

"His vacillation about which college to attend frustrated his parents. "

他在选择哪所大学这件事上的犹豫不决让他的父母感到很沮丧。

Illustration opinion

opinion noun

/əˈpɪnjən/

观点，看法。

"My opinion is that we should have more recess time at school. "

我的看法是，我们应该增加学校的课间休息时间。

Illustration vacillate

vacillate verb

/ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/

犹豫，摇摆不定.

"The student began to vacillate between choosing the easy math problem or the challenging one, unsure which would be the best use of her time. "

这个学生开始犹豫不决，在选简单的数学题还是有挑战性的数学题之间摇摆不定，不知道哪个最能有效地利用时间。

Illustration irresolute

irresolute adjective

/ɪˈrɛzəˌlut/ /ɪˈrɛzəˌljut/

犹豫不决，优柔寡断

"The student was irresolute about which college to apply to, unsure of which program would best suit her interests. "

那个学生对于申请哪所大学犹豫不决，不确定哪个专业最符合她的兴趣。

Illustration elective

elective noun

/ɪˈlɛktɪv/

选修课，选修科目

"Psychology is an elective course offered at the university. "

心理学是大学里提供的一门选修课。

Illustration oscillate

oscillate verb

/ˈɑsɪleɪt/

摆动，震荡

"A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer."

钟摆越长，摆动的速度就越慢。

Illustration choosing

choosing verb

/ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

选择，挑选

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."

我从水果盘里挑了一个熟透的好苹果。

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。

Illustration overwhelmed

overwhelmed verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/

不知所措，压倒，淹没。

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

小艇被巨浪吞噬了。