wobble
UK ['wɒb.l] US ['wɑ:.bl] verb
MOVE 移动
intransitive or transitive
■to (cause something to) shake or move from side to side in a way that shows poor balance （使）摇晃，（使）摇摆•That bookcase wobbles whenever you put anything on it.那个书架你一放东西就摇摇晃晃。 •Don't wobble the table, please, Dan.丹，别晃桌子好吗？ •figurative The company's shares wobbled with the news of a foreign takeover bid.这家公司的股票由于外国公司收购的消息而波动。
UK ['wɒb.l] US ['wɑ:.bl] verb
NOT CERTAIN 不确定的
intransitive informal
■to be uncertain what to do or to change repeatedly between two opinions 拿不定主意；动摇；（在两种观点间）变来变去•The government can't afford to wobble on this issue.如果政府在这个问题上不作出果断决策就会付出巨大代价。
UK ['wɒb.l] US ['wɑ:.bl] noun countable
MOVEMENT 移动
■a movement from side to side which shows poor balance （使）摇晃，（使）摇摆•I gave the poles a slight wobble and the whole tent collapsed.我轻轻晃了晃几根柱子，整个帐篷就倒了。 •figurative The closure of the company's German subsidiary caused a sharp wobble in its profits.这家公司德国分部关闭，导致其利润急剧下降。
UK ['wɒb.l] US ['wɑ:.bl] noun countable
NOT CERTAIN 不确定的 informal
■a feeling of not being certain about something 拿不定主意；动摇；（在两种观点间）变来变去•She's having a bit of a wobble about the move to New York.她对是否搬到纽约还有点犹豫不决。 |