hesitate
英 [ˈhezɪteɪt] 美 ['hezɪteɪt]

vi.

犹豫，踌躇；不愿；支吾；停顿

vt.

对…犹豫；不情愿；

变形

过去式：hesitated过去分词：hesitated现在分词：hesitating第三人称单数：hesitates

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vi. 犹豫; 踌躇 pause before taking an action or making a decision
2. vi. 不情愿 not be willing

英英释义

hesitate[ 'heziteit ]

• v.
  • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

    "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

    同义词：waverwaffle

  • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

    同义词：pause

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• hesitate too long老是犹豫不决
• hesitate dubiously怀疑地犹豫
• hesitate momentarily短暂地犹豫
• hesitate ominously不祥地犹豫
• hesitate thoughtfully沉思地犹豫

～+介词

• hesitate about犹豫不决
• hesitate about what to do next对下一步做什么犹豫不决
• hesitate at nothing对什么事都毫不迟疑
• hesitate before replying在答复之前犹豫不决
• hesitate between fighting and submitting不能决定是战还是降
• hesitate in在…上吞吞吐吐
• hesitate in speaking讲话吞吞吐吐
• hesitate over对…犹豫不决
• hesitate over a choice对作出选择犹豫不决
• hesitate over whether to do it对是否做此事犹豫不决

词组短语

don't hesitate别再犹豫了

hesitate in吞吞吐吐

同近义词辨析

hesitate, waver

这组词都有“犹豫，踌躇”的意思，其区别是：

hesitate普通用词，一般指在决定干什么，选择什么或说什么等行动之前犹豫不决。

waver指因优柔寡断而迟迟不见行动，或虽作出决定，伸行动上却犹豫不决，因此含畏缩不前之意。

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. Do not hesitate to tell us if you have a problem .
   你有问题就直截了当地告诉我们。
2. I would hesitate to get involved in this adventure.
   我犹豫是否参加这次探险。
3. She hesitated to hurt the child's feelings.
   她不想伤害孩子的感情。
4. I hesitate to spend so much money on clothes.
   我舍不得把这麽多钱花在穿衣服上.
5. Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate.
   困窘使演讲人话语吞吐。

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