单词 | unwavering |
释义 | unwavering (once / 4594 pages) adj When something is unwavering, it is firm or unshakable. If you're a good hockey goalie, then you'll show an unwavering determination to keep the puck out of your goal. Just as it sounds, the word unwavering refers to something that will not waver, wander, or go astray. Unwavering most often refers to mental determination, like an unwavering desire to marry the love of your life or an unwavering intent to become a doctor even though you faint at the sight of blood. Unwavering can also refer to something that remains steady, like the unwavering sound of a trumpet horn or the unwavering energy of a very enthusiastic rock band. WORD FAMILYunwavering: unwaveringly+/microwave: microwaved, microwaves, microwaving/wave: microwave, waved, wavelet, wavelike, waver, waves, waving, wavy/wavelet: wavelets/waver: wavered, waverer, wavering, wavers/waverer: waverers/wavering: unwavering, waveringly, waverings/waving: wavings/wavy: wavier, wavily, waviness USAGE EXAMPLESThat means changing your wife’s family or staying home — i.e., the unwavering “no!” — isn’t your only recourse. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) What she did not understand then, but now sees clearly, was that pernicious forces were in control — an undiagnosed mental illness and an unwavering addiction. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Now they are agonizing over how to get that unwavering commitment back. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable unwavering loyalty Syn firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable resolute firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination 2adj not showing abrupt variations Syn level steady not subject to change or variation especially in behavior |
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