C1 verb خنثی

bilabancy

/baɪˈleɪbənsi/

To alternate or waver between two specific choices, conditions, or states in a rhythmic or repetitive manner. It describes both the physical movement of shifting weight and the mental process of indecision between two poles.

مثال‌ها

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1

I often bilabancy between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.

I often waver between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.

2

The committee tends to bilabancy when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.

The committee tends to vacillate when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.

3

Don't just bilabancy all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!

Don't just hesitate between two options all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!

خانواده کلمه

اسم
bilabance
Verb
bilabancy
قید
bilabantly
صفت
bilabant
مرتبط
bilabanciness
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راهنمای حفظ

Think of 'bi' (two) and 'balance.' Imagine someone trying to balance on a tightrope but constantly tipping to two different sides.

آزمون سریع

The young executive started to ___ between accepting the promotion and staying in his current comfortable role.

درسته!

پاسخ صحیح این است: bilabancy

مثال‌ها

1

I often bilabancy between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.

everyday

I often waver between ordering pizza or a healthy salad for dinner when I am tired.

2

The committee tends to bilabancy when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.

formal

The committee tends to vacillate when presented with conflicting evidence regarding the budget.

3

Don't just bilabancy all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!

informal

Don't just hesitate between two options all day; you need to pick a movie so we can start watching!

4

In his latest paper, the theorist bilabancies between structuralism and post-structuralism without committing to either.

academic

In his latest paper, the theorist oscillates between structuralism and post-structuralism without committing to either.

5

Market prices often bilabancy during periods of extreme geopolitical instability before finding a new floor.

business

Market prices often fluctuate between two points during periods of extreme geopolitical instability before finding a new floor.

خانواده کلمه

اسم
bilabance
Verb
bilabancy
قید
bilabantly
صفت
bilabant
مرتبط
bilabanciness

ترکیب‌های رایج

bilabancy between options to waver between different choices
bilabancy wildly to fluctuate unpredictably between two states
tend to bilabancy to have a habit of indecision
bilabancy under pressure to become indecisive when stressed
bilabancy rhythmically to shift back and forth in a steady pattern

عبارات رایج

in a state of bilabancy

continually shifting between two possibilities

ceaseless bilabancy

unending movement back and forth

stop your bilabancy

an instruction to make a definitive choice

اغلب اشتباه گرفته می‌شود با

bilabancy vs balance

Balance refers to a state of stability, while bilabancy refers to the motion of shifting between two points.

bilabancy vs bilabial

Bilabial is a phonetic term referring to sounds made with both lips, whereas bilabancy is a verb for oscillation.

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نکات کاربردی

Use this word specifically when the movement or indecision is between exactly two points or states. It carries a connotation of rhythm or a lack of resolution.

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اشتباهات رایج

Learners often mistake the '-ancy' ending for a noun; remember that in this test-specific context, it functions as a verb meaning to act out that state.

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راهنمای حفظ

Think of 'bi' (two) and 'balance.' Imagine someone trying to balance on a tightrope but constantly tipping to two different sides.

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ریشه کلمه

Derived from the Latin 'bi-' (two) combined with the concept of 'labancy' (to glide or slip), suggesting a sliding motion between two poles.

الگوهای دستوری

Intransitive verb: does not require a direct object. Commonly followed by the preposition 'between'. Present participle form: bilabancying.

آزمون سریع

The young executive started to ___ between accepting the promotion and staying in his current comfortable role.

درسته!

پاسخ صحیح این است: bilabancy

لغات مرتبط

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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