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TOEFL BNC: 3279 COCA: 3924
hesitate
hezɪteɪt ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense hesitates, present participle hesitating, past tense , past participle hesitated
1 VERB

猶豫;遲疑;躊躇 If you hesitate, you do not speak or act for a short time, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried about what you are going to say or do. 猶豫;遲疑;躊躇

  • The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it. [VERB]

    電話響了。凱瑟琳猶豫了一下要不要去接。

  • She hesitated a long time and then she said 'Yes'. [VERB]

    她猶豫了很長時間，然後才說“行”。

SYN waver, delay, pause, haver [British]
hesitation

  • Asked if he would go back, Mr Searle said after some hesitation, 'I'll have to think about that'.

    當被問到是否會回去時，瑟爾先生遲疑了一下說：“我得考慮考慮。”

  • Mirella approached him and, after a brief hesitation, shook his hand.

    米雷拉走近他，猶豫片刻後，和他握了握手。

2 VERB

（因有顧慮而）不願意（做某事） If you hesitate to do something, you delay doing it or are unwilling to do it, usually because you are not certain it would be right. If you do not hesitate to do something, you do it immediately. （因有顧慮而）不願意（做某事）

  • Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating. [VERB to-infinitive]

    一些家長不願意采取這些措施，因爲他們懷疑自己的孩子在誇大其詞。

  • I hesitated to apply the word 'vulnerable' to him but it came into my mind. [VERB to-infinitive]

    我不願用“脆弱”這個詞來形容他，但它卻突然出現在我腦子裏了。

  • I will not hesitate to take unpopular decisions. [VERB to-infinitive]

    我會毫不猶豫地作出並不受歡迎的決定。

SYN be reluctant, be unwilling, shrink from, think twice
3 VERB [with neg]

盡管給我打電話/ 盡管和我們聯系 You can use hesitate in expressions such as 'don't hesitate to call me' or 'don't hesitate to contact us' when you are telling someone that they should do something as soon as it needs to be done and should not worry about disturbing other people. 盡管給我打電話/ 盡管和我們聯系

  • In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department. [VERB to-infinitive]

    如果遇到困難，請盡管和我們的客戶服務部聯系。

  • Please don't hesitate to tell either Mr Schrader or myself should you feel ill again.

    如果你再覺得不舒服，請盡管告訴施拉德爾先生或我本人。

  • Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing. [VERB to-infinitive]

    只要覺得好笑就盡管笑。

Quotations
You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made José Bergamín El cohete y la estrella
It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead Bertolt Brecht The Good Woman of Setzuan
Thesaurus
Thesaurushesitate Also look up:
VERB.

falter, pause, wait 1 2

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