waver

• vi. 摇曳；踌躇；摆动
• n. 动摇；踌躇；挥动者

来自wave,水波，波浪，引申词义动摇，摇摆。

1. someone who communicates by waving

2. the act of pausing uncertainly;

"there was a hesitation in his speech"

3. the act of moving back and forth

waver (v.)

late 13c., weyveren, "to show indecision," probably related to Old English wæfre "restless, wavering," from Proto-Germanic *wæbraz (cognates: Middle High German wabern "to waver," Old Norse vafra "to hover about"), a frequentative form from the root of wave (v.). Related: Wavered; wavering.

hesitate, waver

这两个动词均含"犹豫，踌躇"之意。

hesitate： 普通用词，一般指在决定干什么，选择什么或说什么等行动之前犹豫不决。

waver： 指因优柔寡断而迟迟不见行动，或虽作出决定，伸行动上却犹豫不决，因此含畏缩不前之意。

His voice wavered with emotion.

他激动得嗓音发抖。

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Her determination never wavered.

她的决心从未动摇过。

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She never wavered in her determination to succeed.

她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。

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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。

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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。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。

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The shadows of the dancers wavered continually...

舞者的身影在轻轻晃动着。

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This time his voice wavered badly...

这次他声音颤得厉害。

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He knows his responsibilities, and sorts of false ideas about responsibility can make him waver.

他知道自己的责任之所在, 因而关于责任的种种虚假观念都不能使他动摇了.

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Nothing could make me waver in my faith.

任何事都动摇不了我的信仰.

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They are waver of flags and shouters of slogans.

他们都是些摇旗呐喊的人.

辞典例句

Her steady gaze did not waver.

她目不转睛地注视着.

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His gaze didn't waver.

他目不转睛凝视着.

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As a result, their distribution features waver between common noun and localizer.

它的分布特征游移于一般名词与方位词之间,兼具二者的一些特性,这是虚化的结果.

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We will never waver in this position.

这个立场是不会动摇的.

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It moved slowly and steadily and did not waver up or down.

它慢慢地稳步移动,没有上下摇摆.

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But this did not make them waver or retreat.

但这并没有使他们动摇或退缩.

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She's not waver to expressed any doubts about her choice.

她不能动摇,以表示任何怀疑她的选择.

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Modern science does not waver the institution of the subject though it has influenced the system.

现代科技的发展尽管对主体制度产生了一定的冲击,但尚未达到动摇这一制度的程度.

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This last consideration made him waver.

想到最后这一点,使他有点动摇了.

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They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright.

前者动摇,后者坚定, 前者暧昧,后者明朗.

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He began to waver in his resolution, when a patrol and more officers dismounted.

他的决心开始动摇了.这时开来一辆巡逻车, 从车上下来更多的警察.

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They did not waver in their support for him.

他们毫不动摇地支持他.

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America's commitment to global security waver.

美国将矢志不渝地致力于确保全球安全.

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No trouble can waver my heart.

艰难险阻动摇不了我坚定的决心.

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If you are so marvellous and cocksure of yourselves, how come you waver?

你那么厉害,尾巴翘得那么高, 为什么动摇 呀 ?

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A pain in his head made the walls waver before his gaze.

脑子里的疼痛使这些墙壁在他的眼前不住晃动.

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