Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - waver
Связанные словари
Waver
waver
(wavers, wavering, wavered) 1. If you waver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something. Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup... Coleman has never wavered in his claim that he is innocent... VERB: V, V 2. If something wavers, it shakes with very slight movements or changes. The shadows of the dancers wavered continually... VERB: V
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
I. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English w?fre restless, wafian to wave with the hands — more at wave Date: 14th century 1. to vacillate irresolutely between choices ; fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction 2. a. to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro ; reel, totter b. quiver, flicker ~ing flames c. to hesitate as if about to give way ; falter 3. to give an unsteady sound ; quaver Synonyms: see swing, hesitate • ~er noun • ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: 1519 an act of ~ing, quivering, or fluttering III. noun Date: 1835 one that waves ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v.intr. 1 be or become unsteady; falter; begin to give way. 2 be irresolute or undecided between different courses or opinions; be shaken in resolution or belief. 3 (of a light) flicker. Derivatives waverer n. waveringly adv. Etymology: ME f. ON vafra flicker f. Gmc, rel. to WAVE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. единичное дерево (после вырубки леса) 2. колыхаться (о пламени, тени); дрожать (о голосе) to waver in pitch —- муз. детонировать 3. дрогнуть the front line wavered under fire —- передний край дрогнул под огнем 4. развеваться, полоскаться banners wavering in the wind —- знамена, полощущиеся на ветру (развевающиеся по ветру) 5. редк. качаться, шататься 6. колебаться, проявлять нерешительность to waver between two opinions —- колебаться между двумя мнениями to waver in one's convictions —- быть нетвердым в убеждениях 7. щипцы для завивки волос; бигуди и т. п. ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
v. 1) колебаться (between); Im wavering between the concert and the play tonight; theyre both very attractive events. 2) дрогнуть (о войсках) 3) колыхаться (о пламени) 4) развеваться, полоскаться (о флаге и т.п.) Syn: see hesitate ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
~ v 1 to be or become weak and uncertain (His voice wavered. | waver in sth) (Harris never wavered in his loyalty to the cause.) 2 to not make a decision because you have doubts (wavering voters | waver between (doing)) (Maya wavered between accepting and refusing his offer.) 3 to move unsteadily first in one direction then in another (reflections wavering in the water of the lake) - waverer n (We must persuade the waverers to vote with us.) - waveringly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- c.1280, weyveren, "to show indecision," probably related to O.E. wжfre "restless, wavering," from P.Gmc. *wжbraz, a frequentive form from the root of wave (v.). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 1157 | |
2 | 812 | |
3 | 774 | |
4 | 772 | |
5 | 731 | |
6 | 701 | |
7 | 696 | |
8 | 692 | |
9 | 664 | |
10 | 656 | |
11 | 653 | |
12 | 635 | |
13 | 634 | |
14 | 619 | |
15 | 616 | |
16 | 607 | |
17 | 606 | |
18 | 600 | |
19 | 600 | |
20 | 599 |