vacillate

[ˈvæsəˌleɪt]

vi.

观点（或立场等）摇摆；动摇(正式用语)

犹豫; 踌躇; 游移不定

【常用短语】

To move or think erratically; vacillate.

反复无常变化无常地移动或思考；三心二意，犹豫不决

To vacillate in one's actions or decisions.

举棋不定在行动与决定之间犹豫不决

oscillate; vacillate

来回摇摆

【习惯用语】.

vacillate between

在...之间摇摆不定

To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.

磨蹭浪费时间，尤指犹豫不定；闲混或踌躇

【近义词】synonym

fluctuate

[ə:dӡ]

n., vi.

波动, 涨落, 起伏

(意见等)动摇不定

Do your moods fluctuate a lot?

你心情经常改变?

【背句子记单词】

I had for a time vacillated between teaching and journalism.

我曾在教师和记者两种职业间踌躇过。

Such parents vacillate between saying no and giving in—but neither response seems satisfactory to them.

这类家长举棋不定，对孩子们的无理要求，不知道是该回绝还是该满足，觉得这两者都不理想。