hesitant

英 [ˈhezɪtənt]

美 [ˈhezɪtənt]

adj.  犹豫的; 踌躇的; 不情愿的

Collins.1 / BNC.11262 / COCA.9455

牛津词典

adj.

• 犹豫的；踌躇的；不情愿的
  slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling
  1. a hesitant smile
     勉强的微笑
  2. She's hesitant about signing the contract.
     她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。
  3. the baby's first few hesitant steps
     婴儿最初的迟疑的几步
  4. Doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment.
     医生们不愿对新疗法作出评论。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;迟疑不决的;有疑虑的;难为情的;不愿的
  If you arehesitant aboutdoing something, you do not do it quickly or immediately, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried.
  1. She was hesitant about coming forward with her story...
     她不大愿意站出来讲述自己的经历。
  2. His advisers are rightfully hesitant to let the United States be sucked into the conflict.
     他的顾问们都理所当然地有所犹豫，不愿让美国卷入冲突之中。
  3. ...a quiet hesitant voice.
     轻柔而迟疑的声音

英英释义

adj

• lacking decisiveness of character
  Synonym:hesitating

双语例句

• My friend told me don't be hesitant to do this.
  朋友告诉我要毫不犹豫的去做。
• He had emerged from being a hesitant and unsure candidate into a fluent debater.
  他从一个吞吞吐吐、缺乏自信的候选人成长为口若悬河的辩论者。
• What he had done made his friends hesitant to accept the invitation.
  他的所为使得他的朋友们对接受邀请犹豫不决。
• I was hesitant, and this readily available for tender, let me hesitate.
  我却是犹豫了，这随手可得的温柔，却让我犹豫。
• I will not be hesitant to stand up for my convictions.
  我的信念我会毫不畏惧地去捍卫。
• She's hesitant about signing the contract.
  她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。
• I was pretty hesitant about coming here today.
  来这我是有点犹豫的。
• I don't knowwhy I was so hesitant.
  我不知道为什么我曾经那么犹豫。
• She's hesitant about making new friends.
  她在结交朋友上有疑虑。
• However, she had always been too hesitant to try it.
  不过她一直因为太犹豫而没有尝试。