1. | [u][sing] 摆动;摇摆;振动a regular movement between one position and another or between one amount and another |
the oscillation of the compass needle 罗盘指针的摆动 | |
the economy's continual oscillation between growth and recession 经济增长与衰退之间的持续波动 |
2. | [c] ~ (between A and B).~ (of sth) (against sth) 一次波动;浮动;振幅a single movement from one position to another of sth that is oscillating |
the oscillations of the pound against foreign currency 英镑兑外币汇价的波动 |
3. | [u][c] ~ (between A and B) (情感、行为、思想的)摇摆不定,变化无常,犹豫不定a repeated change between different feelings, types of behaviour or ideas |
his oscillation, as a teenager, between science and art 十几岁的他对学文科还是学理科的犹豫不决 |