waver

verb

1. 减弱；动摇；颤抖
   to be or become weak or unsteady
   1. His voice wavered with emotion.
      他激动得嗓音发抖。
   2. Her determination never wavered.
      她的决心从未动摇过。
   3. She never wavered in her determination to succeed.
      她要取得成功的决心从未动摇过。
2. 踌躇；犹豫不决；举棋不定
   to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice
   1. 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。
3. 摇曳；闪烁；忽明忽暗
   to move in an unsteady way

1. VERB 动摇;犹豫
   If you waver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something.
   1. Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup...
      军队的一些指挥官在犹豫是否支持政变。
   2. Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent...
      科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。
   3. Today on the streets of Montreal, opinion seems still to waver...
      今日在蒙特利尔的街头巷尾，人们的意见仍摇摆不定。
   4. He told wavering colleagues the country must back the Government's stance.
      他告诉那些犹豫不决的同僚们，国家必须支持政府的立场。
2. VERB 摇晃;摇曳
   If something wavers, it shakes with very slight movements or changes.
   1. The shadows of the dancers wavered continually...
      舞者的身影在轻轻晃动着。
   2. This time his voice wavered badly...
      这次他声音颤得厉害。
   3. She draws another wavering breath.
      她颤抖着又吸了口气。

1. Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup
   军队的一些指挥官在犹豫是否支持政变。
2. Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent
   科尔曼坚称他是无辜的。
3. Today on the streets of Montreal, opinion seems still to waver
   今日在蒙特利尔的街头巷尾，人们的意见仍摇摆不定。
4. He told wavering colleagues the country must back the Government's stance.
   他告诉那些犹豫不决的同僚们，国家必须支持政府的立场。
5. The shadows of the dancers wavered continually
   舞者的身影在轻轻晃动着。
6. This time his voice wavered badly
   这次他声音颤得厉害。
7. She draws another wavering breath.
   她颤抖着又吸了口气。
8. No setbacks can make him waver.
   任凭什么挫折都不能使他动摇。
9. You will never succumb to challenges and hardships; you will never waver in your pursuit of excellence.
   你将永远不会屈服于挑战和困难，你绝不会动摇你的追求卓越。
10. You will never waver in your pursuit of excellence.
    你绝不会动摇你追求卓越的脚步。
11. We will never waver in this position.
    这个立场是不会动摇的。
12. I wouldn't have taken him for a waver.
    如果是我，我不认为他是在犹豫。
13. We will not waver in their pursuit.
    我们对这些人的追捕绝不动摇。
14. We will not apologize for our way of life nor will we waver in its defense.
    我们不会为我们的生活方式而道歉，更不会动摇捍卫和平的决心。
15. Jim began to waver.
    吉姆开始动摇了。
16. This is a set state policy of China that will never waver or change.
    这是中国确定的国策，不会动摇，更不会改变。
17. I'm afraid my concentration began to waver as lunch approached.
    随着午餐时间的临近，恐怕我的注意力开始分散了。
18. In their memory, in their name, we will never waver.
    在他们的记忆里，以他们的名义，我们永不会动摇。
19. The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.
    这场灾难使他的信仰发生了动摇。
20. This caused them to waver in their faith.
    这件事使他们的信仰动摇了。
21. As the music slows, his mood seems to waver.
    舞曲放慢了节奏，儿子的情绪似乎也开始摇摆不定。
22. It moved slowly and steadily and did not waver up or down.
    它慢慢地稳步移动，没有上下摇摆。
23. I will not waver, I will not walk away, I will get on with the job, and I will finish the work.
    我不会犹豫，不会退缩，我将继续工作，我将完成这项工作。
24. Your commitment must not waver.
    你们的承诺不能动摇。
25. While stressing that America would not apologise for its values and way of life or waver in its fight against terrorism, Mr Obama signalled a new desire to work with other nations.
    尽管奥巴马强调美国将不会为其价值观和生活方式道歉，同时不会在对抗恐怖主义的斗争中退缩，但他表明了一种与其他国家合作的新意愿。
26. This is not easy, so we can not waver.
    这是不容易的，所以我们不能动摇。
27. Then we can't let that faith waver now.
    然后我们不能动摇这份信任。
28. You know the time has come to get that sorted and you can't waver and procrastinate any longer.
    你知道现在是整顿的时候了，你已经无法再动摇和拖延。
29. So, each year at this time, we renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act of terror and who continue to plot against us – for we will never waver in defense of this nation.
    因此，每年的这个时候，我们都再次重申我们对那些对我们犯下野蛮恐怖暴行和一直密谋与我们对抗的人的决心&我们永远不会在保卫国家上有所动摇。
30. This last consideration made him waver.
    想到最后这一点，使他有点动摇了。

  hesitate falter waver【导航词义：犹豫】

  hesitate v. 踌躇，犹豫

〔辨析〕普通用词，指由于不确定或紧张而在行动或说话之前出现较长的停顿。

  falter v. 犹豫

〔辨析〕尤指因不自信而畏缩不前。

  waver v. 犹豫，举棋不定

〔辨析〕指因优柔寡断而迟迟未作决定，或虽作出决定，行动上却仍犹豫不决。

noun

1. the act of moving back and forth

   Synonym:    flutterflicker

2. the act of pausing uncertainly
   1. there was a hesitation in his speech

   Synonym:    hesitationfalterfaltering

3. someone who communicates by waving

verb

1. give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

   Synonym:    quaver

2. sway to and fro

   Synonym:    weave

3. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
   1. the line on the monitor vacillated

   Synonym:    fluctuatevacillate

4. move back and forth very rapidly
   1. the candle flickered

   Synonym:    flickerflitterflutterquiver

5. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

   Synonym:    falter

6. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
   1. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures

   Synonym:    hesitatewaffle

7. be unsure or weak
   1. Their enthusiasm is faltering

   Synonym:    falter