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单词 hesitation
释义
hesitation
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˌhez.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌhez.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
C1
theactofpausingbefore doing something,especiallybecause you arenervousor notcertain:
（由指因紧张或不确定而产生的）犹豫，踌躇
After aslighthesitation, shebegantospeak.稍微犹豫了一下后，她开始讲话。
Any hesitation on thepartof thegovernmentwill beseenasweakness.政府的任何一丝犹豫都会被看作是软弱的表现。
formalI have no hesitationinrecommendingMs Shapur for thejob.我非常乐意推荐沙普尔女士承担这项工作。
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
  • hesitate
  • hum
  • hum and hawidiom
  • pussyfoot
  • sit
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(Definition ofhesitationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhesitation

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In fact, it is common observation that in difficult tasks animals may show hesitations, signs of restlessness, and the like.
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The majority find their agencies inhospitable work places with managers who rarely acknowledge their skills and experience and impose change from above withouthesitation.
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That this is accompanied by pauses, filled pauses (um, you know) andhesitationmay be an indication of her having trouble formulating it.
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All the labels that are or have been in use are controversial, with the effect that even the author shows somehesitationin applying them.
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They lack all the hesitations and pronunciation errors common to spoken language usage.
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Their autobiographical works are thus marked, and ultimately enriched, by tension,hesitation, and anxiety, par ticularly regarding their own power and authority as authors.
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With muchhesitationand ambivalence, these "patriotic" efforts were supported by the imperial administration.
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For the first time in the course of our conversations, we noticed uncertainty andhesitation, and then he frankly admitted that he did not know.
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In terms of effectiveness the line manager had nohesitationin stating that the post is highly cost effective.
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In this case the ticks stopped be/ore reaching the barrier, but after somehesitation45 crossed whilst 5 skirted the barrier.
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These hesitations and waverings do sometimes occur, and they made behaviorists uncomfortable because they suggested that animals might be in mental turmoil over difficult trials.
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After a sign ofhesitation, information's provided city's without it - it calls for immediate attention.
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The data of two additional participants were rejected, one because of a misunderstanding regarding the task, and another because of an abnormal number of hesitations.
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Hesitationin accepting this principle may be due to indifference, religious prejudice and lack of funds.
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The pause preceding the parenthetical can best be interpreted as ahesitationpause, serving a pragmatic function as outlined in section 3 above.
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