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wa·ver² /ˈweɪvə(r)/ vi. | n. I vi. 1. 摇摆;摇晃 The palm trees wavered in the wind. 棕榈树在风中摇曳。 2. 消退;变得不稳固 His gaze didn't waver. 他目不转睛凝视着。 Her smile suddenly wavered and disappeared. 她的笑容突然收敛了。 The battle line wavered and broke. 战线动摇并崩溃了。 3. (光)忽明忽暗,闪烁,摇曳 The flames are wavering. 火焰在摇曳着。 4. (声音等)抖动,颤抖 5. 犹豫不决,举棋不定;踌躇;动摇 He wavered between accepting and refusing. 他犹豫不决,不知是接受好,还是拒绝好。 The couple are wavering over the purchase of a car. 夫妻俩在买不买小汽车这件事情上举棋不定。 He never wavered in his determination to become a doctor. 他想当医生的决心从未动摇过。 Men's minds may waver, but reality is always reliable. 人的意念可能动摇,但现实是永远可靠的。 6. (事物)变动,波动 The man was asking, grammar wavering. 那人在语无伦次地发问。 7. 蹒跚,踉跄 He wavered out. 他晃晃悠悠地出去了。 8. 〈废〉漫游
II n. 摇摆,摇晃;颤抖;犹豫;动摇 [< ON vafra to flicker; 与 Ger wabern to move about 有关] |