wav·er
verb/ˈweɪvə(r)/
/ˈweɪvər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they waver | /ˈweɪvə(r)/ /ˈweɪvər/ |
| he / she / it wavers | /ˈweɪvəz/ /ˈweɪvərz/ |
| past simple wavered | /ˈweɪvəd/ /ˈweɪvərd/ |
| past participle wavered | /ˈweɪvəd/ /ˈweɪvərd/ |
| -ing form wavering | /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to be or become weak or unsteady
减弱；动摇；颤抖 - His voice wavered with emotion.
他激动得嗓音发抖。 - Her smile wavered and she began to cry.
她的笑容开始动摇，然后开始哭泣。 - Her determination never wavered.
她的决心从未动摇过。 - She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。
Extra Examples- Her voice wavered slightly.
她的声音有些颤抖。 - His smile never wavered.
他的笑容从未动摇过。 - She was beginning to waver in her loyalty to the company.
她对公司的忠诚开始动摇。 - They have never wavered from that view.
他们从未动摇过这一观点。
- His voice wavered with emotion.
- [intransitive] waver (between A and B) | waver (on/over something) to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice
踌躇；犹豫不决；举棋不定 - 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。
- She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.
- [intransitive] (especially of light) to move in an unsteady way
摇曳；闪烁；忽明忽暗
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse vafra ‘flicker’, of Germanic origin. Compare with wave.