waver

verb

/ˈweɪvə(r)/

/ˈweɪvər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they waver	/ˈweɪvə(r)/ /ˈweɪvər/
he / she / it wavers	/ˈweɪvəz/ /ˈweɪvərz/
past simple wavered	/ˈweɪvəd/ /ˈweɪvərd/
past participle wavered	/ˈweɪvəd/ /ˈweɪvərd/
-ing form wavering	/ˈweɪvərɪŋ/ /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to be or become weak or unsteady减弱；动摇；颤抖
- His voice wavered with emotion.他激动得嗓音发抖。
- Her smile wavered and she began to cry.她的微笑动摇了，她开始哭了。
- Her determination never wavered.她的决心从未动摇过。
- She never wavered in her determination to succeed.她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。
Extra Examples
- Her voice wavered slightly.她的声音微微颤抖。
- His smile never wavered.他的笑容从未动摇过。
- She was beginning to waver in her loyalty to the company.她开始动摇对公司的忠诚。
- They have never wavered from that view.他们从未动摇过这一观点。
[intransitive] waver (between A and B) | waver (on/over something) to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice踌躇；犹豫不决；举棋不定 synonym hesitate
- She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.她举棋不定，不知是在这个城市里买所房子，还是迁居他处。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2
[intransitive] (especially of light尤指光) to move in an unsteady way摇曳；闪烁；忽明忽暗

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse vafra ‘flicker’, of Germanic origin. Compare with wave.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11436 COCA: 9407

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