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hesitate

/hez-i-teyt/US // ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪt //UK // (ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt) //

犹豫不决,犹豫,迟疑不决,踌躇不决

Related Words

ponder思考,琢磨,深思熟虑,思索pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠stumble趔趄,绊倒,跌跌撞撞,踉跄dither抖动,颤抖,颤动,颤振defer延期,推迟,延迟,押后swerve转向,转身,转移,转动pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足seesaw跷跷板,跷板,锯齿debate辩论,争论,讨论,辩论会dillydally磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,磨磨蹭蹭地,磨磨蹭蹭的人alternate替代的,交替的,交替使用,交替进行delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误flounder鲽鱼,漫天飞舞,漫天飞舞的鱼群,漫无目的的游荡doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点fumble摸索,摸索前进,摸索着前进shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩

Definitions

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  1. 1

    hes·i·tat·ed, hes·i·tat·ing.

    • : to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
    • : to have scruples or doubts; be unwilling: He hesitated to break the law.
    • : to pause: I hesitated before reciting the next line.
    • : to falter in speech; stammer: Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbwait; be uncertain
Forms: hesitated, hesitating
Synonyms
balk逡巡不前,巴尔克,逡巡,巴尔干dither抖动,颤抖,颤动,颤振falter趑趄不前,摇摆不定,衰退,摇摇欲坠pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿ponder思考,琢磨,深思熟虑,思索stumble趔趄,绊倒,跌跌撞撞,踉跄waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙waver摇摆不定,摇摆,动摇,摇摆不定的alternate替代的,交替的,交替使用,交替进行balance平衡,平衡性,余额,均衡dally调戏,调皮捣蛋,调剂,调侃debate辩论,争论,讨论,辩论会defer延期,推迟,延迟,押后delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误demur抗辩,抗议,抗辩权,抗辨dillydally磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,磨磨蹭蹭地,磨磨蹭蹭的人doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的flounder鲽鱼,漫天飞舞,漫天飞舞的鱼群,漫无目的的游荡fluctuate变幻莫测,摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,波动fumble摸索,摸索前进,摸索着前进hang悬挂,悬挂式,挂,悬空hedge篱笆,防范,对冲,防范措施hover悬停,徘徊,悬浮,盘旋linger流连忘返,徘徊,徘徊不前oscillate摇摆不定,摆动,摇摆不定的,摆动的pussyfoot猫脚,小脚丫,猫脚丫子,猫足scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑seesaw跷跷板,跷板,锯齿shift移位,转移,移,轮班shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩stammer口吃,支支吾吾,结巴,支支吾吾的stop停止,停下来,停,停住straddle跨越,跨越式,横跨,跨过stutter结巴,口吃,结结巴巴,口吃的swerve转向,转身,转移,转动tergiversate捐赠者,捐献者,捐赠人,奉献者vacillate摇摆不定,游移不定,徘徊不前,游移weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量be irresolute犹豫不决,彷徨不决,游移不定be reluctant勉强,不愿意,勉为其难,不愿be unwilling不愿意,不愿,不情愿,不甘心blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘hang back悬而未决,后退,悬挂在后面,垂头丧气hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说hold back扣留,拖后腿,抵制,扣留住hold off抵制,搁置,拖住,隐瞒pull back缩回,收回,缩减,缩回去shy away畏缩不前,畏缩,畏惧,躲避sit on fence坐在围栏上,坐视不理,坐而论道,坐视不管think about想一想,思考一下,思考关于,思考think twice三思而后行,三思而行,二思而行,慎重考虑
Antonyms
continue继续,继续说,延续,继续进行persist坚守,坚持不懈,坚持,执着advance进展,晋级,进展情况,预付款agree同意,赞同,赞成,答应do well做好,搞好,办好,做得好expedite加快,尽快,加速,加快推进face脸,脸部,脸面,脸色go去,走,前往,走吧go along顺着,顺着走,沿着,顺势而为hasten匆匆忙忙,催促,催促着,匆匆忙忙地hurry匆匆忙忙,匆忙,赶时间,快点meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接remain仍然是,剩余的,残留的,剩余rush匆匆忙忙,匆匆忙忙的,匆忙中,匆匆忙忙地stay逗留,保持,逗留时间,留attack攻击,袭击,抨击,抨击的carry on进行,继承,继续,进行下去go ahead开始吧,着手进行,进行,继续persevere坚守,锲而不舍,坚忍不拔,锲而不舍地resolve决心,解决,决定,解决问题

Examples

  • Don’t hesitate to reach out to your local election officials if you have questions.

  • Don’t hesitate to reach out and I will get you the sign-up information.

  • Powell noted a risk, saying that “if excessive inflationary pressures were to build or inflation expectations were to ratchet above levels consistent with our goal,” the central bank wouldn’t hesitate to act.

  • When the UK government hesitates between several policies, it can get advice from the Koreans who have already faced a similar dilemma a month ago.

  • These folks are there to liaise and connect you with the right resources, so don’t hesitate to reach out.

  • He does not hesitate to hide some Marxist books from her library because she fears that the military could use them against her.

  • When the group enters Terminus, Rick does not hesitate to fight.

  • It also means that workers in the United States, like those in Spain, may hesitate to work around such patients.

  • I hesitate to speculate on exactly where the problem is, though after spending some time with the paper I have my suspicions.

  • Because of disability trolling, some people may hesitate to disclose their differences right away.

  • Mr. Meadow Mouse did not hesitate to use it, being one of those fortunate folk that are quite at home anywhere.

  • He looked at her throat, and sighed, seemed to hesitate, and then bent suddenly down as if he were going to kiss it.

  • Many of the first connoisseurs, now hesitate whether to apply the epithet greatest to Guarnerius or to Stradiuarius.

  • Well might Sir Charles Hawkins hesitate to believe what the experience of sixty years has barely sufficed to make plain to us.

  • This is a salutary rule of the law, which the courts everywhere do not hesitate to enforce.

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