wobble

wobble
verb
  1. [no obj.]move unsteadily from side to side
    摇晃，摇摆
    the table wobbles where the leg is too short.
    桌子短腿的那一边摇摇晃晃。
    ■[with obj.]cause to move in such a way
    使摇晃地动，使走不稳
    ■[ with adverbial of direction]move in such a way in a particular direction
    晃悠
    they wobble around on their bikes.
    他们骑着自行车四处晃悠。
    ■(of the voice) tremble; quaver
    （声音等）颤抖；颤动
    her voice wobbled dangerously, but she brought it under control.
    她的声音抖得厉害，但她控制住了。
    ■(figurative)hesitate or waver between different courses of action; vacillate
    (喻)摇摆不定
    the President wobbled on Bosnia.
    总统在处理波斯尼亚的事务上摇摆不定。
noun
  1. an unsteady movement from side to side
    摇晃，摇摆
    ■a tremble or quaver in the voice
    声音颤抖；颤动
    ■a moment of hesitation or vacillation
    摇摆不定
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (earlier as wabble): of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse vafla 'waver'; related to the verb wave
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