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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BURN〕The candle flickered briefly, then burned with a steady flame. 烛火微微摇曳不定，接着便稳定地燃烧起来。朗文写作活用〔CHANGE/NOT CHANGE〕It was obvious that the company was having second thoughts about the whole project. 很显然，该公司对整个计划举棋不定。朗文写作活用〔DECIDE〕What colour are you going to paint your room?‘ ’I can't make up my mind." “你打算把房间漆成什么颜色？”“我拿不定主意。”朗文写作活用〔FIND〕We repeatedly tried to contact the manager, an elusive man who was never in his office. 我们几次想跟经理联络，可他行踪不定，从不在办公室。朗文写作活用〔FIRE〕The candle flame flickered and then went out. 烛光闪烁不定，后来就熄灭了。朗文写作活用〔LOUD〕It was a horrible disco with lights flashing and music blaring. 这个迪斯科舞厅很可怕，灯光变幻不定，音乐震耳欲聋。朗文写作活用〔SURE/NOT SURE〕Her previous experiences made her very unsure of the wisdom of marrying again. 她以前的经历使她犹豫不定，怀疑再一次结婚是否明智。朗文写作活用〔SURE/NOT SURE〕It is not surprising that the government was hesitant to introduce such major reforms. 推行这么大规模的改革，政府举棋不定是不足为奇的。朗文写作活用〔SURE/NOT SURE〕Maya wavered between accepting and refusing his offer. 马娅举棋不定，不知道是接受还是拒绝他的提议好。朗文写作活用〔a rolling stone (gathers no moss)〕Hal was a bit of a rolling stone before he married and settled down.哈尔以前生活有些漂泊不定，直到婚后才安顿下来。剑桥高阶〔all〕They may be dead for all we know.说不定他们已死。英汉大词典〔alternate〕His mood alternates between joy and despair.他的情绪阴晴不定，时而高兴时而绝望。麦克米伦高阶〔ambivalence〕Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.摇摆，举棋不定，犹豫不决：在采用哪条道路的问题上无法确定或犹豫不决美国传统〔ambivalent〕Exhibiting or feeling ambivalence.有矛盾情绪的，摇摆不定的：表现出或感觉充满矛盾的美国传统〔aorist〕A form of a verb in some languages, such as Classical Greek or Sanskrit, that in the indicative mood expresses past action.不定过去时：某些语言中动词的一种形式，如古希腊语或梵语，以直说法表示过去的动作美国传统〔article〕It was her job to commission occasional articles.她的工作就是约人写不定期的文章。牛津搭配〔bare infinitive〕In the sentence "I let him go", the bare infinitive is the word "go".在句子 Let her go 中，go 就属于不带 to 的动词不定式。剑桥高阶〔be in two minds〕I was in two minds whether or not to come this morning.今天早晨要不要来我拿不定主意。剑桥高阶〔boggle at〕She boggled at the suggestion at first,but finally agreed to do the job.她起先对这个建议犹豫不定，但最后同意做这工作。21世纪英汉〔churchgoer〕He's never been a regular churchgoer.他从来都不定期去教堂做礼拜。剑桥高阶〔construe〕The verb “let” is construed with an infinitive omitting the “to”.动词 “let” 习惯上与不带“to”的动词不定式连用。英汉大词典〔dangle〕To cause (one's expectations or hopes) to hang uncertainly or remain unresolved.悬而未定：使（某人的希望或期望）不定地悬着或一直没有解决美国传统〔disconcert〕Her constant shuffling of newspapers disconcerted us.她不断地乱翻报纸使我们心神不定。21世纪英汉〔disconformity〕Geology A type of unconformity in which the rock layers are parallel.【地质学】 假整合，平行不整合：一种不相合，其中不定的线是平行的美国传统〔dither〕I'm in a dither about who to invite.我拿不定主意邀请谁。牛津高阶〔dither〕She was dithering over what to wear.她拿不定主意穿什么好。牛津高阶〔dive〕The market is volatile and profits could take a dive. () 市场起伏不定，利润可能会大幅下降。牛津搭配〔doubtful〕It is doubtful whether she will appear again.她会不会再次出现还说不定。外研社新世纪〔drug〕Anyone could have drugged that wine.指不定谁在那酒里下了药。外研社新世纪〔drug〕Anyone could have drugged that wine.指不定谁在那酒里下了药。柯林斯高阶〔erratic〕The stock market has been erratic recently.股票市场近来涨落不定。英汉大词典〔flicker〕The candle flickered in the wind.烛光在风中闪烁不定。21世纪英汉〔flicker〕The candle flickered in the wind.烛光在风中闪烁不定。英汉大词典〔flicker〕The wind flickered the light of the candle.风吹烛光闪烁不定。英汉大词典〔foot-dragging〕Their bargaining position with America was weakened by their foot-dragging over the Gulf.由于在海湾问题上的举棋不定, 他们同美国讨价还价的筹码被削弱了。外研社新世纪〔gloat〕Don't gloat,the same misfortune may happen to you one day.不要幸灾乐祸，说不定同样的不幸会落到你的头上。21世纪英汉〔grind〕The grind of heavy machines could get on their nerves.重型机械的碾磨声会使他们心神不定。外研社新世纪〔gunk up〕The mechanism gets gunked up if you don't clean it regularly.机械装置如果不定期清理就会布满油污。韦氏高阶〔gutter〕The flames guttered.火苗摇曳不定。柯林斯高阶〔gyrate〕Interest rates began to gyrate up towards 20 per cent in 1980 and then down and up again.1980年利率开始攀升至20%, 随后又起伏不定。外研社新世纪〔halt〕He halted between two opinions.他左右拿不定主意。外研社新世纪〔hesitate〕I hesitated (about) whether to accept the invitation.我对是否接受邀请拿不定主意。英汉大词典〔hustings〕Chiefly British A court formerly held in some English cities and still held infrequently in London.【多用于英国】 （英）地方法院：曾经在英格兰某些城市开设的法庭，现在仍不定期地在伦敦开设美国传统〔impersonal〕Indefinite. Used of pronouns.不定代名词的。用于代词美国传统〔indefinite article〕In “I gave a book to the boy” the word “a” is an indefinite article and the word “the” is a definite article.在I gave a book to the boy一句中，a是不定冠词，the是定冠词。韦氏高阶〔infinitival〕Relating to the infinitive.不定式的美国传统〔infinitive〕The use of the split infinitive is now generally acceptable.分裂不定式的用法现在已被广泛接受。牛津搭配〔irregular〕Beamish only returned to Britain at irregular intervals .比米什只是不定期地回到英国。朗文当代〔irregular〕They met at irregular intervals.他们不定期会面。剑桥高阶〔jaw〕His jaw was set, but his voice sounded thin and unsure.他表情坚毅，但声音听起来却显得有气无力、犹豫不定。柯林斯高阶〔know〕He could be a murderer for all I know.说不定他是个杀人犯。麦克米伦高阶〔know〕I don't know where she is. She could have been kidnapped for all I know.我不知道她在哪里，说不定她被人绑架了。朗文当代〔lose〕Many of the canal children were constantly on the move, and lost out on regular schooling.很多生活在运河上的孩子经常漂泊不定，无法正常上学。牛津搭配〔maelstrom〕Inside, she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。柯林斯高阶〔maybe〕There are lots of maybes in this matter.这件事有多种不定因素。英汉大词典〔mañana〕An indefinite time in the future.不定之时：未来某个不定的时间美国传统〔mind〕He was in two minds whether to make the trip.他对是否去旅行拿不定主意。外研社新世纪〔mind〕I can't make up my mind whether to go or not.我拿不定主意去还是不去。麦克米伦高阶〔never〕You never know, he might offer you a part in his film.说不定他有可能在他的影片中给你提供一个角色。麦克米伦高阶〔never〕You'd better be nice – you never know when you might need his help.你最好友善些，说不定什么时候你会需要他的帮助。麦克米伦高阶〔nomadic〕The daughter of a railway engineer, she at first had a somewhat nomadic childhood.作为一个铁路工程师的女儿，她最初的童年生活有些漂泊不定。柯林斯高阶〔nonsked〕A nonscheduled airline or cargo plane.不定期航线或运输机美国传统〔oneself〕There can be a great temptation to talk oneself out of good moves through uncertainty.人在举棋不定时很容易说服自己放弃有益的行动。外研社新世纪〔palpitate〕She lay on the bed, her eyes closed and her bosom palpitating.她躺在床上，闭着眼，胸部起伏不定。柯林斯高阶〔pause〕The bad weather gave Miss Carter pause about driving to New York City.坏天气使卡特小姐对驱车去纽约城一事犹豫不定。英汉大词典〔phantom〕But still his grandfather behaved as if he were nothing more substantial than a phantom.但他祖父的行动依旧像影子那样捉摸不定。外研社新世纪〔plunge〕Most companies at home have been hesitant to take the plunge into the promising but difficult foreign market.国内大多数公司都举棋不定,不愿贸然打入虽大有可为但毕竟难以驾驭的国外市场。英汉大词典〔polyandrous〕Botany Having an indefinite number of stamens.【植物学】 多雄蕊式的：具有不定数量雄蕊的美国传统〔poor〕He was such a poor plumber that he couldn't fix a simple leak.他是个技术很差的管子工，连简单的漏水都搞不定。韦氏高阶〔post away〕One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away.军事任务的一个不定因素是，你决不知道什么时候会被突然调离。21世纪英汉〔prowl〕If you are looking for ideas, take a prowl.来回走一走吧, 说不定就有想法了。外研社新世纪〔quandary〕George was in a quandary—should he go or shouldn't he? 乔治犹豫不定，拿不准是该去还是不该去。牛津高阶〔roller-coaster〕The rates of inflation and cost of living are roller-coastering.通货膨胀率和生活费用涨落不定。英汉大词典〔root climber〕A vine, such as the ivy, that clings to its support by means of adventitious roots.根攀植物：如常春藤等通过不定根依附在支撑物上的攀缘植物美国传统〔roving〕Patrick's roving lifestyle takes him between London and Los Angeles.帕特里克漂泊不定的生活方式使他在伦敦和洛杉矶之间奔波。牛津高阶〔seesaw〕The Tokyo stock market seesawed up and down.东京股市涨落不定。柯林斯高阶〔split infinitive〕What is "split" here is not an infinitivebut a prepositional phrase.这里的“分裂”不是不定式，而是一个前置短语美国传统〔suicide〕As a leader he knows that it is political suicide to appear indecisive.他知道作为一位领袖表现得犹疑不定无疑是在政治上自取灭亡。剑桥高阶〔to〕The best way is to tell her the truth.最好的方法是告诉她实话（不定词片语为补语）。文馨英汉〔unsettled〕The junk market has been unsettled for the past seven months.过去的7个月里, 废旧货市场行情一直起伏不定。外研社新世纪〔vacillate〕Stalin's miscalculations and vacillations.斯大林的判断失误和摇摆不定柯林斯高阶〔vagrancy〕A wandering in mind or thought.游移不定：思想散漫，神思恍惚美国传统〔volatile〕The situation in Lebanon was tense, dangerous and volatile.黎巴嫩的局势紧张、危险、动荡不定。外研社新世纪〔wander〕I noticed that his eyes were wandering.我注意到他的眼神游离不定。外研社新世纪〔waver〕Opinion still seems to be wavering on the subject.人们对这个问题的看法似乎仍是摇摆不定。外研社新世纪〔waver〕She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.她举棋不定，不知是在这个城市里买所房子，还是迁居他处。牛津高阶〔waver〕The party wavered between free trade and protectionism.该党在自由贸易和保护主义之间摇摆不定。朗文当代〔whether〕She was uncertain whether to go or stay.她拿不定主意，是走还是留。韦氏高阶〔whether〕She was uncertain whether to stay or leave.她拿不定主意是该留下还是离开。朗文当代〔wobble〕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定。剑桥高阶He's not sure about the idea at the moment, but I'm sure we'll win him over in the end.他目前对这一想法还拿不定主意，但我相信我们最终肯定能把他说服。剑桥国际Her unpredictability disquiets me.她那变化不定的表现叫我担忧。剑桥国际I am dubious about accepting the offer of the job. 我犹豫不定是否接受提供给我的那份工作。译典通I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real quandary about which one to accept.我收到两份工作聘请, 真是犹豫不定, 不知该接受哪个。剑桥国际If you don't sort out the papers on your desk on a regular basis they just keep on accumulating.如果你不定期整理你桌上的文件的话，它们就会越积越多。剑桥国际My girlfriend blew hot and cold about going to the cinema. 我女朋友对去看电影一事拿不定主意。译典通The committee meets infrequently and irregularly.委员会不经常地、不定期地碰头。剑桥国际The company wavered between centralized and decentralized organization.公司在集权组织与分权组织之间举棋不定。剑桥国际The wind flickered the light of the oil lamp. 风吹得油灯光摇闪不定。译典通We saw wild fluctuations in sales from week to week.我们看到每周的销售量都起伏不定、差异巨大。牛津商务 |
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