os·cil·late /ˈɑsəˌlet/
(vi.)振動,彷徨,猶豫(vt.)使振動,使動搖
os·cil·late /ˈɑsəˌlet/ 不及物動詞
振盪,振動,擺動
oscillate
振盪
Os·cil·late v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oscillated p. pr. & vb. n. Oscillating ]
1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.
The amount of superior families oscillates rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits. --De Quincey.
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oscillate
v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: hover,
vibrate, vacillate]
2: move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on
the meter was oscillating" [syn: vibrate]