Day33: 经济学人每日一词vacillate

vacillate

英 [ˈvæsəleɪt] 美 [ˈvæsəˌlet]

■释义

[verb] Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions [动词] 在不同的观点或行为之间反复或摇摆

■解读

Vacillate一词指长期举棋不定，无法坚定地做出决定。与其有些相近的一个词oscillate既可以指物理上的振动（如钟摆的运动、两点间往返运动）或数据、利率等的“振动”，也可以指情绪、态度的摇摆。

■经济学人例句

① Emily was known to vacillate between doting indulgence and violent rages...艾米丽是出了名地时而宠溺放纵，时而暴跳如雷……

② Mr Trump has been known to vacillate over great swathes of policy,but on trade he has been consistent in his belief that America gets a bad deal.特朗普的政策摇摆不定人所共知，但就贸易而言他却坚信美国吃了亏。

■近义词

dither,be indecisive