waver

英 [ˈweɪvə(r)]

美 [ˈweɪvər]

v.  减弱; 动摇; 颤抖; 踌躇; 犹豫不决; 举棋不定; 摇曳; 闪烁; 忽明忽暗

过去式：wavered　现在分词：wavering　第三人称单数：wavers　过去分词：wavered　

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同义词辨析

hesitatefalterwaver【导航词义：犹豫】

牛津词典

verb

• 减弱；动摇；颤抖
  to be or become weak or unsteady
  1. His voice wavered with emotion.
     他激动得嗓音发抖。
  2. Her determination never wavered.
     她的决心从未动摇过。
  3. She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
     她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。
• 踌躇；犹豫不决；举棋不定
  to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice
  1. 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。
• 摇曳；闪烁；忽明忽暗
  to move in an unsteady way

柯林斯词典

• VERB 动摇;犹豫
  If youwaver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something.
  1. 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. Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent...
     科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• VERB 摇晃;摇曳
  If somethingwavers, it shakes with very slight movements or changes.
  1. The shadows of the dancers wavered continually...
     舞者的身影在轻轻晃动着。
  2. This time his voice wavered badly...
     这次他声音颤得厉害。
  3. She draws another wavering breath.
     她颤抖着又吸了口气。

英英释义

noun

• the act of moving back and forth
  Synonym:flutterflicker
• the act of pausing uncertainly
  1. there was a hesitation in his speech
  Synonym:hesitationfalterfaltering
• someone who communicates by waving

verb

• give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
  Synonym:quaver
• sway to and fro
  Synonym:weave
• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  1. the line on the monitor vacillated
  Synonym:fluctuatevacillate
• move back and forth very rapidly
  1. the candle flickered
  Synonym:flickerflitterflutterquiver
• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  Synonym:falter
• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  1. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
  Synonym:hesitatewaffle
• be unsure or weak
  1. Their enthusiasm is faltering
  Synonym:falter

双语例句

• I wouldn't have taken him for a waver.
  如果是我，我不认为他是在犹豫。
• So, each year at this time, we renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act of terror and who continue to plot against us – for we will never waver in defense of this nation.
  因此，每年的这个时候，我们都再次重申我们对那些对我们犯下野蛮恐怖暴行和一直密谋与我们对抗的人的决心&我们永远不会在保卫国家上有所动摇。
• Jim began to waver.
  吉姆开始动摇了。
• You will never succumb to challenges and hardships; you will never waver in your pursuit of excellence.
  你将永远不会屈服于挑战和困难，你绝不会动摇你的追求卓越。
• Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent
  科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。
• 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。
• 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。
• We will not waver in their pursuit.
  我们对这些人的追捕绝不动摇。
• No setbacks can make him waver.
  任凭什么挫折都不能使他动摇。
• The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.
  这场灾难使他的信仰发生了动摇。