oscillate /ˈɑːsəˌleɪt/ verb oscillates; oscillated; oscillating
oscillates; oscillated; oscillating
Learner's definition of OSCILLATE
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: to move in one direction and then back again many times摇摆;振荡 -
The fan was oscillating. [=was turning to the right, then to the left, then to the right, etc.]电扇在摆动。
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Stock prices have continued to oscillate. [=to go up and down]股票价格继续振荡。
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an oscillating fan摆头电扇
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formal : to keep changing from one belief, feeling, condition, etc., to an opposite one反复变化 —
usually + between 3
technical : to change in strength or direction regularly(强度或方向)有规律变化 -
an oscillating electric current振荡电流
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oscillating radio waves振荡的无线电波
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stars that oscillate in brightness [=that get brighter, then fainter, then brighter, etc.]闪烁的星星