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

• The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.
  这场灾难使他的信仰发生了动摇。
• I wouldn't have taken him for a waver.
  如果是我，我不认为他是在犹豫。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm afraid my concentration began to waver as lunch approached.
  随着午餐时间的临近，恐怕我的注意力开始分散了。
• 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。
• Your commitment must not waver.
  你们的承诺不能动摇。
• 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。
• I will not waver, I will not walk away, I will get on with the job, and I will finish the work.
  我不会犹豫，不会退缩，我将继续工作，我将完成这项工作。
• We will not apologize for our way of life nor will we waver in its defense.
  我们不会为我们的生活方式而道歉，更不会动摇捍卫和平的决心。