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oscillate

🇬🇧 UK/'ɒsileit/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

v.

To swing back and forth regularly; to waver between opposing opinions or states.

振荡，摆动；犹豫不决，摇摆不定

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
oscillateother
=oscillate

Common Collocations

  • 1.oscillate between在...之间摇摆
  • 2.oscillate back and forth来回摆动

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The pendulum will oscillate back and forth at a constant rate.

  • 2.

    His opinions seem to oscillate between extreme positions without middle ground.

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