hesitate

hesitate读音音标

英 [ˈhezɪteɪt]

美 [\'hezɪteɪt]

hesitate意思解释

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)

vi. 犹豫; 踌躇 pause before taking an action or making a decisionvi. 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.)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。I would hesitate to get involved in this adventure.我犹豫是否参加这次探险。She hesitated to hurt the child\'s feelings.她不想伤害孩子的感情。I hesitate to spend so much money on clothes.我舍不得把这麽多钱花在穿衣服上.Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate.困窘使演讲人话语吞吐。