| 单词 | waver |
| 释义 | wa·ver /ˈweɪvə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] 1 DECIDEto become weaker or less certain 减弱；动摇 Her voice wavered uncertainly. 她吞吞吐吐的。 The students’ attention did not waver. 学生的兴趣没有减弱。waver in Harris never wavered in his loyalty. 哈里斯的忠心从未动摇过。waver from We were determined not to waver from our goals. 我们坚决不会动摇目标。2 NOT SUREto not make a decision because you have doubts 犹疑不决，举棋不定 Shareholders who were wavering met the directors. 举棋不定的股东们会见了董事。waver between something and something The party wavered between free trade and protectionism. 该党在自由贸易和保护主义之间摇摆不定。3 SHAKEto move gently in several different directions 摇曳，摇摆 The candle flame wavered, throwing shadows on the wall. 烛光摇曳，在墙上投下影子。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuswaver• Jessica's faith in her husband never wavered.• For a few moments the whole Rebel line... seemed to waver...• I consider buying it, but waver.• If people have been wavering about giving the police information, this could be the thing to make them come forward.• Sue's gaze did not waver as she watched Pat leave.• Maya wavered between accepting and refusing his offer.• We're not wavering from that position.• He held the paper in both hands and he saw the paper waver in front of his spectacles.• For the first time he wavered in his determination to get rid of her.• When they went after something nothing made them waver, just as he had set after her.• I lay still, watching the moonlight waver on the wall.• Prince Casimir never wavered, praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary for hours on end.• This seemed the best way to draw the wavering states away from Washington and consolidate Southern power.attention ... waver• They respond to it energetically and they are attentive and their attention does not waver.waver between something and something• When interviewed, he sort of wavers between apology and regret.• The rest of the democrats are wavering between supporting Yeltsin and Yavlinsky.Origin waver (1300-1400) Old Norse vafrawa·ver verbChineseSyllable Corpus to less weaker become or certain |
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