英语词汇“oscillate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

oscillateoscillate /ˈɑsəˌleɪt/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYoscillate

Origin: 1700-1800 Latin, past participle of oscillare to swing, from oscillum swing

VERB TABLE

oscillate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	oscillate
	he, she, it	oscillates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	oscillated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have oscillated
	he, she, it	has oscillated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had oscillated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will oscillate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have oscillated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am oscillating
	he, she, it	is oscillating
	you, we, they	are oscillating
Past	I, he, she, it	was oscillating
	you, we, they	were oscillating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been oscillating
	he, she, it	has been oscillating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been oscillating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be oscillating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been oscillating

1formal to keep changing between two extreme amounts or limits SYN fluctuate: For several days the stock market oscillated wildly.2oscillate between something and something formal to keep changing between two very different feelings, attitudes, situations, etc. SYN vacillate3technical to keep moving regularly from side to side, between two limits: an oscillating fan4science, physics if an electric current, light wave, or sound wave oscillates, it changes frequently in size, strength, direction, etc.—oscillation /ˌɑsəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]—oscillatory /ˈɑsələˌtɔri/ adjective