单词 | oscillate |
释义 | os·cil·late intransitive verb 1. a. < the completed statue … was placed upon a turntable base that slowly oscillates, completing a 90-degree arc every hour — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < rocker arms on all other overhead valve engines oscillate on stationary tubular shafts — H.F.Blanchard & Ralph Ritchen > b. < he oscillates regularly between his comfortable home … and his downtown office-laboratory — Gladwin Hill > 2. a. < the snow line oscillates with the seasons, descending below ten thousand feet in winter — C.D.Forde > < diaries showing how he oscillated between wealth and poverty — E.V.Lucas > b. < men have oscillated in their opinions — W.E.Swinton > 3. < bank rate oscillating between 2 1/2 percent and 6 1/2 percent — W.M.Dacey > < a polynomial which oscillates greatly between the observed values — J.G.Kemeny > transitive verb < oscillate the crankshaft slightly to locate dead center — H.F.Blanchard & Ralph Ritchen > Synonyms: see swing |
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