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基本英英词源搭配记法近义反义例句Thesaurus例句
adj.矛盾的⁸⁸;摇摆不定的¹²
冲突模糊矛盾
Adjective:
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow;was ambivalent about having children 发音释义：æm'bɪvələnt adj. 矛盾的；好恶相克的
结构分析：ambivalent = ambivalence+t形容词后缀→矛盾的obsessive ambivalent idea强迫性对立观念…mutant ambivalent对立突变体ambivalent codon相克性密码子…
GRE红宝书ambi两方面, val强大, 力量, ent形容词后缀－两方面都有力量－有矛盾看法的ambi读: 我必, lent借: 我必借? 借还是不借? －矛盾看法
ambi 两方同时存在 + force，两种力量，矛盾；ambi + value 两种价值观
ambi二+val强大+ ent→两边都有力量→ 矛盾看法钱博士ambi二者都+val强大有力+ent形容词后缀，表性质和状态→两个方向的情绪都强大有力的⇒矛盾的
参考单词ambivalence矛盾心理。ambi二者都+val强大有力+ent形容词后缀，表性质和状态→两个方向的情绪都强大有力的⇒矛盾的。GRE难词记忆ambivalent → ambi二+val=to bestrong+ent→双方都很强大的→矛盾的ambi两者＋valent强大⇒两种看法都强大→有矛盾看法的近义词 unsure不肯定的hesitant迟疑的uncertain不确定的contradictory矛盾的indecisive犹豫不决的undecided胜负未决定的…
形容词98%,名词2%
用作形容词He has anambivalentattitude towards her.他对她怀着矛盾的心情。
Although she professed fear of the Russians, she seemed to haveambivalentfeelings toward Philby himself.虽然她承认害怕俄国人，然而她似乎对菲尔比本人有一种矛盾的感情。adj.conflicting
同义词 contradictory,doubtful,equivocal,hesitant,mixed,uncertain,undecided,unsureclashing,debatable,fluctuating,inconclusive,irresolute,opposed,unresolved,vacillating,warring,wavering
反义词 certain,clear,decided,definite,determined,secure,settled,sure,undoubted,unquestionableresolved,unequivocal
borderlineadjective inexact
ambiguous,doubtful,dubitable,equivocal,indecisive,indefinite,indeterminate,marginal,open,problematic,uncertain,unclassifiable,unclear,undecided,unsettled
equivocaladjective doubtful, uncertain
ambiguous,ambivalent,amphibological,borderline,clear as mud,clouded,disreputable,dubious,evasive,fishy,fuzzy,hazy,indefinite,indeterminate,indistinct,misleading,muddled,muzzy,oblique,obscure,open,problematic,puzzling,questionable,suspect,suspicious,tenebrous,unclear,undecided,unexplicit,unintelligible,vague,with mixed feelings
on the fenceadjective undecided
ambivalent,betwixt and between,blowing hot and cold,borderline,debatable,divided,hemming and hawing,hesitant,iffy,impartial,in the middle,indecisive,irresolute,neutral,not definite,not sure,of two minds,open,running hot and cold,tentative,torn,uncertain,unclear,uncommitted,undetermined,unsure,up in the air,waffling,wavering,wishy-washy
timidadjective shy
Milquetoast,afraid,ambivalent,apprehensive,badgered,bashful,browbeaten,bullied,capricious,cowardly,cowed,cowering,coy,daunted,demure,diffident,fainthearted,fearful,feeble,frightened,gentle,having cold feet,humble,intimidated,irresolute,modest,mousy,nervous,pusillanimous,retiring,shaky,shrinking,soft,spineless,spiritless,submissive,timorous,trembling,unassertive,unassured,unnerved,vacillating,wavering,weak,yellow
uncertainadjective doubtful, changeable
ambiguous,ambivalent,chancy,conjectural,dubious,erratic,fitful,hanging by a thread,hazy,hesitant,iffy,incalculable,inconstant,indefinite,indeterminate,indistinct,insecure,irregular,irresolute,on thin ice,precarious,questionable,risky,speculative,touch and go,unclear,unconfirmed,undecided,undetermined,unfixed,unforeseeable,unpredictable,unreliable,unresolved,unsettled,unsure,up for grabs,up in the air,vacillating,vague,variable,wavering
undecidedadjective not sure, not definite
ambivalent,betwixt and between,blowing hot and cold,borderline,debatable,dithering,doubtful,dubious,equivocal,hemming and hawing,hesitant,iffy,in the middle,indecisive,indefinite,irresolute,moot,of two minds,on the fence,open,pendent,pending,running hot and cold,tentative,torn,uncertain,unclear,uncommitted,undetermined,unfinished,unsettled,unsure,up in the air,vague,waffling,wavering,wishy-washy Guo Yuozhang,63, whose grandson attends the Loulong school, said he was more ambivalent.
郭耀章今年63岁，他的孙子在洛龙小学读书，他说的显得比较矛盾。 yeeyan
In most of western Europe, feelings are more ambivalent.
大多数西欧国家的感受则更为矛盾。 ecocn
The Islamists are not the only local rulers ambivalent about the onset of famine.
伊斯兰教徒不是唯一对饥荒的发生有矛盾情结的地方统治者。 ecocn
The legacy of Mr Khodorkovsky’s oligarchic past is still evident in the ambivalent attitude revealed by opinion polls.
霍多尔科夫斯基的寡头往事的遗留之物，在舆论调查所流露出的矛盾态度中，仍然是显而易见的。 ecocn.org
The public was at first ambivalent; but the more the president campaigned, the less popular the idea became, until the Republicans ran for cover, and reform died.
公众起初态度矛盾；但是总统越游说，这个想法越没市场，直到共和党到处灭火，改革案也胎死腹中。 ecocn
With a light touch and keen ear, she had spent decades chronicling the ambivalent desires of her self- absorbed cohort.
靠着灵巧的手法和擅于倾听，她曾花了几十年的时间来记载她那专顾自己的同辈人的矛盾欲望。 ecocn
“ It makes us ambivalent and more vulnerable to giving up when problems occur, ” she writes.
“当困难来临时，它会使我们陷入矛盾，更容易产生放弃的念头，”她在书中如是写到。 yeeyan
American opinion is ambivalent rather than hostile.
美国公众的观点是矛盾的，而不是排斥的。 ecocn
Athletes and fans alike seem to have an ambivalent attitude to drugs.
运动员和其粉丝一样对兴奋剂的态度很是矛盾。 ecocn
By associating himself with the jihad in Afghanistan, about which Pakistanis feel more ambivalent, Mr Mehsud may hope to restore his image.
通过将自己与阿富汗的圣战分子阿富汗人对其感受更为矛盾联合起来，马苏德可能希望重新恢复自己的形象。 ecocn
From the first, the British have been ambivalent about supermarkets.
从一开始，英国人就对超市的评价就是矛盾的。 ecocn
In addition, a majority of people who attempt suicide are ambivalent and not entirely intent on dying.
此外，大多数自杀未遂者是矛盾的，并非完全蓄意死亡。 who
In fact, the state’s attitude seems ambivalent.
实际上，当局对此的态度似乎相当矛盾。 yeeyan
IT IS hard to say which is deteriorating faster: the Pakistani government’s ability to deal with the country’s innumerable problems, or its scratchy, ambivalent relationship with America.
巴基斯坦政府处理国内众多问题的能力，或它与美国凑合、矛盾的外交关系，这两方面很难说哪一边恶化的更快。 ecocn
It apparently sensed that she was ambivalent towards it at the best of times, and it shrieked with extra intensity when she picked it up or tried to hold it.
它显然是意识到她此时对它有着矛盾的心理，所以，在她把它提起来想抱在怀里的时候，它哭喊得更加厉害了。 yeeyan
Its hallmarks are pragmatism, opportunism and an ambivalent attitude towards the uses of violence.
其特点是实用主义、机会主义和对使用暴力的矛盾态度。 ecocn
Ms Liao can also testify to the mainland's ambivalent attitude when it comes to letting outsiders help.
廖女士也是中国大陆对外国帮助矛盾态度的证人。 ecocn
Perhaps Spain is an ambivalent example because of the victory of fascism.
因为法西斯分子胜利了，西班牙内战也许是一个令我们倍感矛盾的例子。 yeeyan
The reaction in Taiwan would probably be ambivalent— just another large business deal.
台湾的反应可能是感情矛盾的，这只是另外一项大宗交意。 yeeyan
When my husband and I were first faced with the choice to learn our baby’s gender, we were oddly ambivalent, so, we simply asked the sonographer, “ boy or girl?”
当丈夫和我面对这一抉择时就十分地矛盾，所以我们就简单地问超声波检测师：“男孩还是女孩？” yeeyan
While I can see women in large numbers adapting to that new world order, and adopting the ideology laid out on this domain, men may have more ambivalent feelings towards it.
我能看出来当多数的女性适应了新的世界规则，接纳了这里所提的观念，对此男性的感觉更多的是矛盾。 yeeyan |