a waver in sth
常与 voice、resolve 等词搭配,表示短暂的不稳或动摇。
There was a slight waver in her voice as she answered.
她回答时,声音里有一丝颤抖。
摇摆;晃动;颤抖
wavers — plural of waver
犹豫;踌躇;动摇;减弱;挥手者;(使某物)摆动的人;烫发器;卷发器;烫发师
A back-and-forth or swinging movement; a tremble.
摆动;颤抖
An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.
挥手者;摆动者
One who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave.
决心开始动摇或表现出动摇迹象的状态;退缩。
A state of beginning to weaken or showing signs of weakening in resolve; a falter.
专门烫发使头发成波浪形的人;烫发师。
A person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy.
犹豫不决;动摇
A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
卷发器
A tool used to make hair wavy.
There was a noticeable waver in her resolve when the plan changed.
计划改变时,她的决心出现了明显的动摇。
用法提示:waver 作名词,指决心的动摇、松动。
A tiny waver in his voice showed his nervousness.
他声音中一丝微弱的颤抖暴露出他的紧张。
用法提示:waver 作名词,指声音的轻微颤抖。
She handled the difficult question without a single waver.
她处理这个棘手的问题时没有一丝犹豫。
用法提示:waver 作名词,表示完全没有犹豫、动摇。
常与 voice、resolve 等词搭配,表示短暂的不稳或动摇。
There was a slight waver in her voice as she answered.
她回答时,声音里有一丝颤抖。
强调毫不动摇、毫无迟疑,多用于书面语。
He repeated the promise without a waver.
他毫不犹豫地重复了那个承诺。
此义指挥舞某物的人,通常用复数形式。
Wavers of flags and banners lined the street.
挥舞旗帜和横幅的人们沿街而立。
较直观地描写细微快速的抖动,常用于声音或身体,比 waver 更具体。
强调轻巧快速的来回摆动,如旗帜、鸟翼或心跳;不用于指犹豫不决。
常指因恐惧、寒冷或激动而发抖,比 waver 更常用,且不像 waver 那样常表示来回摇摆。
侧重缓慢、有节奏的左右摆动,未必是颤抖;作名词时比 waver 更常见于‘控制/影响’的比喻义。
指有规律的往复运动,多用于物理或技术语境;日常描述颤抖时通常不用。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please sign the waver before you join the tour.
正确表达Please sign the waiver before you join the tour.
waver 和 waiver 读音相同,但 waver 表示“摇摆、颤抖、动摇”;表示“弃权声明、免责书”必须用 waiver。这里说的是签免责书,所以要把 waver 改成 waiver。
grammar · medium
易错句子He's such a waver; he can never make up his mind.
正确表达He's such a waverer; he can never make up his mind.
waver 作名词指摇摆这个动作,或指挥手的人,并不表示“犹豫不决的人”。要指反复拿不定主意的人,英语用 waverer,所以在 such a 后面要改成 waverer。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was waver in her voice when she answered the question.
正确表达There was a waver in her voice when she answered the question.
waver 表示“一次摇摆、一阵颤抖、一次动摇”时是可数名词,单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词。这里泛指“一阵颤抖”,所以要补上不定冠词 a。
针对 waver 的‘动摇、踌躇’这一名词义项;steadfastness 指意志坚定、不因外界影响而改变,与犹豫不定相对。
同为 waver ‘动摇’义的反义词;firmness 强调态度或意志的坚决,不用于描述物体来回摆动。
针对 waver ‘踌躇’义;resolution 在此取‘坚定、果决’之意,而非‘决议’义,与优柔寡断形成反义。
毫不犹豫地
She answered the question without a waver.
她毫不犹豫地回答了这个问题。
决心上的动摇
There was a waver in his resolve when he heard the news.
听到这个消息时,他的决心出现了动摇。
轻微的颤抖;一丝犹豫
I noticed a slight waver in her voice.
我注意到她的声音微微发颤。
火焰的摇曳
The waver of the candle flame cast dancing shadows on the wall.
烛火的摇曳在墙上投下舞动的影子。
指坚定的决心,常与 waver 搭配表示决心动摇。
引起犹豫和动摇的内心状态。
使人偏离原有决心、产生动摇的外部因素。
在迟疑或动摇时可能受到影响的事物。
不确定情境中常与情绪动摇一同出现。
我们不会动摇;我们不会疲倦;我们不会退缩;我们不会失败。
From U.S. President George W. Bush's address to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001, after the 9/11 attacks, expressing national resolve in the war on terror.
出自美国总统乔治·布什2001年9月20日在国会联席会议上的讲话,是在9·11事件后表达全国反恐决心的宣言。
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