waver
英 ['weɪvə]
美 ['wevɚ]
- vi. 搖曳；躊躇；擺動
- n. 動搖；躊躇；揮動者
中文詞源
waver 動搖，搖擺來自wave,水波，波浪，引申詞義動搖，搖擺。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Today on the streets of Montreal, opinion seems still to waver.
- 今日在蒙特利爾的街頭巷尾，人們的意見仍搖擺不定。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They are waver of flags and shouters of slogans.
- 他們都是些搖旗呐喊的人.
來自辭典例句
- 3. In its inconvenient brightness Rosedale seemed to waver a moment.
- 在這束耀眼的光焰裏,羅西德似乎搖擺了一下身體.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Her steady gaze did not waver.
- 她目不轉睛地注視著.
來自辭典例句
- 5. This caused them to waver in their faith.
- 這件事使他們的信仰動搖了.
來自辭典例句