ambivalent

美 [æmˈbɪvələnt]英 [æmˈbɪvələnt]
  • adj.(态度、情绪)矛盾的

派生词: ambivalence n.;ambivalently adv.

ambivalentambivalent

adj.

(忧喜参半、好坏参半等)矛盾情绪的
having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth

She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job.

她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。

He has an ambivalent attitude towards her.

他对她怀着矛盾的心情。

ambivalent

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    ADJ-GRADED 摇摆不定的;犹豫不决的
    If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.

    She remained ambivalent about her marriage...

    她对于自己的婚事仍然拿不定主意。

  • I've never lied about my feelings, including my ambivalence about getting married again.

    对于自己的感情,我从来不说谎,包括我对于再婚游移不定的态度。

  • They ambivalently condemn both the disorders and the jury verdict that touched off the disorders.

    他们既对骚乱予以谴责,同时又指责陪审团的裁决引发了骚乱,立场很不明确。

adj

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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
was ambivalent about having children

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  1. She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job .

    她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。

  2. He has an ambivalent attitude towards her .

    他对她怀着矛盾的心情。

  3. She remained ambivalent about her marriage

    她对于自己的婚事仍然拿不定主意。

  4. You usually start collecting money from the most committed investors and work your way out toward the ambivalent ones , whose interest increases as the round fills up .

    你通常从筹集那些最坚定的投资者开始,来渐渐向那些摇摆不定的人迈进,他们的兴趣会随着这轮投资的充实而逐渐增加。

  5. Although she professed fear of the Russians , she seemed to have ambivalent feelings 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。

  6. Some in the field are ambivalent about such research .

    从事该领域研究工作的一些人对这样的研究心情矛盾。

  7. Most of us have an ambivalent attitude towards technology .

    我们当中大部分人对技术持一种矛盾的态度。

  8. Even those companies that have taken a public stand can appear ambivalent .

    即使那些已在公共场合宣示立场的公司,态度也可能模棱两可。

  9. He remained ambivalent for a long while about actual nature of light .

    他在光的实际本性问题上犹豫过很久。

  10. Equilibrium Management : Ambivalent Choice of University Loose Coupling

    平衡管理:大学松散联合的矛盾选择

  11. Ambivalent Sexism and Its Influence to Social Cognition of Women

    善意和敌意性别偏见及其对社会认知的影响

  12. Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence .

    美国人对情报工作有种爱恨交织态度。

  13. There is an ambivalent feeling towards rural workers .

    人们对于民工的心情是复杂的。

  14. The same applies to your love life , which is going through an ambivalent period .

    这对于你现在这段矛盾重重的爱情生活也是适用的。

  15. George Eliot 's ambivalent attitude towards feminism and its background studies

    乔治·艾略特矛盾的女性主义观及其背景渊源

  16. However ambivalent you feel about it , your powers could be limitless .

    你拥有无人能敌的超凡力量。

  17. I thought we got rid of that pathologically ambivalent persist three years ago .

    我本来以为三年前,我们已经摆脱那个阴晴不定的病态自恋狂了。

  18. Many people feel ambivalent about the newly-introduced policy .

    很多人对那新推出的政策忧喜参半。

  19. But the public remains deeply ambivalent about these shifts .

    但是公众对这些变化抱有深深的矛盾心态。

  20. You were unexpectedly ambivalent about finding a good job - or any job .

    关于找个好工作或者任何工作让你很矛盾。

  21. The hard truth is that Chinese abroad often have ambivalent attitudes towards their homeland .

    一个残酷的事实是,远在国外的中国人对于他们的祖国常常怀有矛盾的心情。

  22. As the title suggests , he is ambivalent about this place .

    正如书名所暗示的,对这块土地他感到矛盾纠结。

  23. They found him ambivalent and under hand .

    他们发现他模棱两可,阴险狡诈。

  24. The fact that the Chinese seem ambivalent about assuming the responsibilities of global leadership could also help .

    中国似乎对承担全球领先地位带来的责任颇为矛盾,这一事实可能也有所帮助。

  25. I must say I feel pretty ambivalent about whether or not we go to France this year .

    我必须说我对今年是否去法国感到相当矛盾。

  26. My predecessor felt you had an ambivalent relationship with him .

    我的前任感到你和他有一种矛盾的关系。

  27. Pragmatic Properties of Ambivalent Phenomena in English

    英语中的反义同形现象

  28. The phrase " taking exercise " has an ambivalent ring for me .

    “锻炼”这个词会让我产生一种矛盾的感觉。

  29. Knowledge economy is inexorable product of ambivalent relationship between human and nature , and inevitable result of market economy development .

    知识经济作为知识与经济的联姻,是人与自然矛盾关系过程中的必然产物,是市场经济社会发展的必然结果。

  30. he was looking at me , his eyes ambivalent .

    他正看着我,眼里写满了矛盾。