vacillate

vacillate
[ˈvasɪleɪt]
verb
  1. [no obj.]alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
    动摇,犹豫,踌躇
    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。
派生
vacillation
noun
vacillator
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'sway unsteadily'): from Latin vacillat- 'swayed', from the verb vacillare
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