| 单词 | waver |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['weivə] |
| 解释 | v.摇摆，犹豫 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.摇摆，犹豫(to fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction) 【考】 flag : vigor / lumber : grace / waver : resolution(衰弱无精力/笨拙无 优雅/动摇无坚决)demur : qualms / waver : irresoluteness(因疑虑而反对/因犹 豫而动摇) 【例】 He wavered between accepting and refusing. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. /n. 摇摆; 犹豫 【类】flag: vigor = lumber: grace = waver: resolution衰弱不精力 = 笨拙不优雅 = 动摇不坚决demur: qualms = waver: irresoluteness因疑虑反对 = 因犹豫动摇 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】wave 波浪，是摇摆起伏的 |
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