Waver



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.摇摆, 犹豫
• ［英］ v.摇摆, 犹豫 ( to fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction)

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb (wavered; wavering)

• Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English w?fre restless, wafian to wave with the hands — more at wave
• Date: 14th century
• 1. to vacillate irresolutely between choices ; fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
• 2.
  • a. to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro ; reel, totter
  • b. quiver, flicker <wavering flames>
  • c. to hesitate as if about to give way ; falter
• 3. to give an unsteady sound ; quaver
• Synonyms: see swing, hesitate
• ? waverer noun
• ? waveringly adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1519
• an act of wavering, quivering, or fluttering

III. noun

• Date: 1835
• one that waves

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