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

to keep changing your mind► vacillate

to keep changing your mind about what you believe or what you are going to do, especially when you have two choices and you cannot decide which one is best: · The longer you vacillate the less time you'll have to do anything worthwhile.vacillate between: · The writer seems to vacillate between approving of Collins' actions and finding them disgusting.

► fickle

someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about the people or things that they like so you cannot depend on them: · She had been a great star once, but the fickle public now ignored her movies.

► blow hot and cold

especially British, informal if someone blows hot and cold about something, they keep changing their attitude so that sometimes they are eager to do it and at other times they are unwilling: · I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.· In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant.

单词	fickleness
释义	ficklefick‧le /ˈfɪkəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINfickle Origin: Old English ficol ‘deceiving’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES fickle winds She had been a great star once, but the fickle public now ignored her movies. Teenagers are fickle and switch brands frequently. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But memory is fickle and its criteria are constantly shifting. Of course, I can be fickle, too. Trouble is, people are fickle. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto keep changing your mind► vacillate to keep changing your mind about what you believe or what you are going to do, especially when you have two choices and you cannot decide which one is best: · The longer you vacillate the less time you'll have to do anything worthwhile.vacillate between: · The writer seems to vacillate between approving of Collins' actions and finding them disgusting. ► fickle someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about the people or things that they like so you cannot depend on them: · She had been a great star once, but the fickle public now ignored her movies. ► blow hot and cold especially British, informal if someone blows hot and cold about something, they keep changing their attitude so that sometimes they are eager to do it and at other times they are unwilling: · I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.· In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant. 1someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them – used to show disapproval OPP faithful: an unpredictable and fickle lover2something such as weather that is fickle often changes suddenly OPP reliable—fickleness noun [uncountable]: the fickleness of fame
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