He accused President Carter of vacillation and retreat.是什么意思？

He accused President Carter of vacillation and retreat.

他指责卡特总统的动摇和退缩。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

accused

n. 被告；v. 指责(accuse的过去式和过去分词)，控告；adj. 被控告的；

例句
Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police...
她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。

president

n. 校长，总统，总裁，董事长；

例句
The President described the killings as an abominable crime...
总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。

carter

n. 运货马车夫，赶大车的人，卡车司机；

例句
O'Leary served in federal energy posts in both the Ford and Carter administrations...
在福特和卡特两届政府执政期间，奥利里都在联邦能源机构中任职。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

vacillation

n. 摇摆，振荡，波动，犹豫不决；

例句
There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.
绝不能因为自己的见识浅薄而出半点差错, 绝不能够优柔寡断或者举棋不定.

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

retreat

vi. 撤退，后退，撤销，作罢，（眼睛等）凹进，[航]向后倾斜；n. 撤回，静居处，引退期间，静思，静修；

例句
Yesterday's vote itself was a retreat from an earlier fallback position.
昨天的投票本身就是放弃先前所留退路的做法。