wobble

verb

/ˈwɒbl/

/ˈwɑːbl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they wobble	/ˈwɒbl/ /ˈwɑːbl/
he / she / it wobbles	/ˈwɒblz/ /ˈwɑːblz/
past simple wobbled	/ˈwɒbld/ /ˈwɑːbld/
past participle wobbled	/ˈwɒbld/ /ˈwɑːbld/
-ing form wobbling	/ˈwɒblɪŋ/ /ˈwɑːblɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to move from side to side in an unsteady way; to make something do this（使）摇摆，摇晃
- This chair wobbles.这把椅子不稳。
- (figurative) Her voice wobbled with emotion.她激动得声音发颤。
- wobble something Don't wobble the table—I'm trying to write.别摇桌子，我在写字呢。
- His legs began to wobble under him.他的腿开始在脚下摇晃。
- The vase wobbled and then crashed to the ground.花瓶摇摆了一下，然后哗啦一声摔到地上。
[intransitive] + adv./prep. to go in a particular direction while moving from side to side in an unsteady way一摇一摆地走
- He wobbled off on his bike.他摇摇晃晃地骑着自行车走了。
[intransitive] to hesitate or lose confidence about doing something犹豫不决；信心动摇
- Yesterday the president showed the first signs of wobbling over the issue.昨天总统第一次在这个问题上表现得有些摇摆不定。

词源mid 17th cent. (earlier as wabble): of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse vafla ‘waver’; related to the verb wave.

noun

/ˈwɒbl/

/ˈwɑːbl/

[usually singular] a slight unsteady movement from side to side松动；摇晃
- The handlebars developed a wobble.这车把松动摇晃了。
a moment when you hesitate or lose confidence about something犹豫不决；信心动摇
- The team is experiencing a mid-season wobble.这支队正处于赛季中期的不稳定状态。

词源mid 17th cent. (earlier as wabble): of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse vafla ‘waver’; related to the verb wave.