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单词 hesitate
释义
hesitate
verb[I]
uk
/ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/us
/ˈhez.ə.teɪt/
B2
topausebefore you do or say something, often because you areuncertainornervousabout it:
犹豫，踌躇
She hesitatedslightlybeforeansweringthe detective'squestion.在回答警探的问题之前，她稍稍犹豫了一下。
"Do youloveme?" sheasked. He hesitated and then said, "I'm notsure."“你爱我吗？”她问道。他犹豫了一下，然后说：“我不确定。”
[+ to infinitive]If you need anything, don't hesitatetocallme.如果你需要什么，马上给我打电话。
More examples
  • Should youeverneed anything,pleasedon't hesitate tocontactme.
  • He hesitated beforeringingher,fearfulof what she might say.
  • He hesitated beforeopeningthedoorandwalkinginto theroom.
  • She hesitated in themiddleof thesentence.
  • Hesoundednervous, andkepthesitating as hespoke.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hesitating
  • backward
  • dilly-dally
  • dither
  • ditherer
  • dithery
  • foot
  • halting
  • hang
  • hang back
  • have a foot in both campsidiom
  • haw
  • hem
  • hesitant
  • hesitantly
  • hesitation
  • hum
  • hum and hawidiom
  • pussyfoot
  • sit
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(Definition ofhesitatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hesitate| American Dictionary

hesitate
verb[I]
us
/ˈhez·ɪˌteɪt/
topausebefore you do or say something, often because you areuncertainornervousabout it:
[+ to infinitive]If you need anything, don’t hesitate tocallme.

hesitant

adjectiveus
/ˈhez·ɪ·tənt/
[+ to infinitive]Thebankmanageris hesitant toapprovetheloan.

hesitation

noun[U]us
/ˌhez·ɪˈteɪ·ʃən/
There was some hesitation aboutinvitinghim.
(Definition ofhesitatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhesitate

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Second, if a plan exists which is unambiguously in everyone's interest, then the individual players will nothesitateto choose their part of the plan.
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It almost seems as if the difficulties surrounding the 1929 conference made everyone involvedhesitateto approach the issue again.
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However, cats never hesitated to approach the fixation target when the peripheral target was in the affected region of the hemifield.
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The authors neverhesitateto break with earlier accounts and views (including their own) if the data call for revision.
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Elders clearly hesitated to break apart these unions, illicit though they were.
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Ihesitateand shortly afterwards my car is burned.
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He hesitated, waiting for me to say something.
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The woman knows what she wants - namely, suitable revenge - and hesitates only as to the means.
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This met some criticism after the war, and was a fact the volunteers themselves did nothesitateto point out.
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Some bilingual programshesitateto introduce reading in two languages for fear of confusing the child, but the research evidence is just the opposite.
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If one hesitates to accept the methods, concepts, or the conclusions of the author, one cannot help but admire and support his goals.
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Many of the progressive intellectuals did nothesitateto praise the post-revolutionary strategy of communal rural development as a truly viable option for peripheral development.
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This explains also why some do nothesitateto attack colleagues on bracketing, bound variables.
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To this end he did nothesitateto break his word on later occasions either.
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It hesitated to reduce interest rates after devaluation for fear of fuelling in-ation.
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