Word · Frequency #11436
wavers
摇摆；晃动；颤抖
wavers is the plural of waver.
核心释义
A back-and-forth or swinging movement; a tremble.
- 1.
摆动；颤抖
An act of moving back and forth, swinging, or waving; a flutter, a tremble.
- 2.
挥手者；摆动者
One who waves their arms, or causes something to swing or wave.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
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.
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犹豫不决；动摇
A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
- 6.
卷发器
A tool used to make hair wavy.
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
用法In use
There was a noticeable waver in her resolve when the plan changed.
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.
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.
用法提示：waver 作名词，表示完全没有犹豫、动摇。
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。
without a waver
强调毫不动摇、毫无迟疑，多用于书面语。
He repeated the promise without a waver.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- without a waver
- 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。
- a waver in resolve
- 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。
- a slight waver
- 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。
- the waver of a flame
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
waver 里藏着 wave（波浪），像波浪一样摇摆不定，决心动摇。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：in a novel、in formal speech、in a hair salon waver 作名词时，不同义项的语体有差异：表‘动摇、颤抖、犹豫’的义项通常用于书面或文学语境，语气较正式；表‘挥手的人’的义项较中性；表‘烫发师’的义项属行业用语。实际使用时应先判断具体义项。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 waver 同韵（/eɪvə/）的词：saver、shaver、flavour（英式拼写）。注意看似同尾的 clever、over、fever 发音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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