late 13c., weyveren, "to show indecision," probably related to Old English w?fre "restless, wavering," from Proto-Germanic *w?braz (cognates: Middle High German wabern "to waver," Old Norse vafra "to hover about"), a frequentative form from the root of wave (v.). Related: Wavered; wavering.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Today on the streets of Montreal, opinion seems still to waver.
今日在蒙特利爾的街頭巷尾，人們的意見仍搖擺不定。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They are waver of flags and shouters of slogans.
他們都是些搖旗吶喊的人.
來自辭典例句
3. In its inconvenient brightness Rosedale seemed to waver a moment.