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hesitation

/hez-i-tey-shuhn/US // ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən //

犹豫不决,踌躇,迟疑,疑虑

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
    • : a state of doubt or uncertainty.
    • : a halting or faltering in speech.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounwaiting; uncertainty
Forms: hesitations
Synonyms
doubt疑惑,疑问,疑虑,疑点equivocation多虑,多意,多义性,多疑hesitancy犹豫不决,犹豫,犹豫不决的问题,犹豫不决的情况indecision犹豫不决,优柔寡断,踌躇不决,犹豫不决的问题misgiving顾虑重重,顾虑,误解,忧患意识mistrust不信任,不信任感,疑虑,猜疑pause暂停,停顿,暂停一下,顿了顿procrastination拖延症,拖延,拖延问题,拖延的问题qualm顾虑,疑问,顾忌,遗憾reluctance不情愿,勉强,不愿,勉为其难skepticism怀疑论,怀疑主义,怀疑态度,怀疑精神unwillingness不愿意,不情愿,不愿,不甘心vacillation摇摆不定,摇摆,犹豫不决,游移不定dawdling磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,颟顸无知,颟顸的delay延迟,拖延,拖延时间,延误demurral扰乱秩序,扰民,扰乱治安,扰乱市场秩序dubiety疑惑,疑虑,疑难杂症faltering颤颤巍巍,颤颤巍巍的,颤巍巍的,颤巍巍fluctuation波动性,波动indecisiveness优柔寡断,犹豫不决,举棋不定,踌躇不决indisposition病症,病况,病痛,病情irresolution抵抗力,抵抗,拒绝,拒绝接受oscillation震荡,振荡,发振,摆动scruple顾虑重重,顾忌,忌讳,顾虑wavering摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,飘忽不定,犹豫不决averseness反对,反对意见,反对派,厌恶delaying拖延,拖延时间,拖延的,耽误时间fumbling摸索,摸不着头脑,摸索着,跌跌撞撞hemming and hawing踌躇满志,踌躇不决,踌躇不前,摇头晃脑stammering口吃,口吃的,口齿不清,结巴stumbling跌跌撞撞,跌跌撞撞的,步履蹒跚,跌跌不休的stuttering口吃,磕磕绊绊,结巴,磕磕绊绊的

Examples

  • Lawyers in who practiced in Maryland and the District grew accustomed to texting or calling Bregman with a legal question because they knew he would know the answer without hesitation.

  • Still, there appeared to be little hesitation in the GOP ranks on voting to support Greene.

  • Becklund has no hesitation recommending their use—with the caveat that it’s important to talk to a physician about any medical concerns first, and to make sure not to get one that’s too heavy.

  • I started with one digit every two seconds and I’ve had to practice doing that very quickly and learning how to do that without hesitation.

  • “I don’t have any hesitation for myself,” said Prahl, while acknowledging that if she were advising a patient, she would run through potential risks and benefits.

  • I ask about sex and drinking and drugs, routinely and without hesitation.

  • When Malloy is asked what the hardest part of the last four years has been, he says without hesitation, “Sandy Hook.”

  • He admitted responsibility without hesitation, and in meticulous, grisly detail.

  • Hesitation and half steps have consequences as well—and those remain to be determined,” Panetta said.

  • “There was a lot of hesitation from Joselito to really trust me,” Miller said.

  • Austria's fall was due to the lethargy and hesitation of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg.

  • You have, year after year, without the slightest hesitation or remorse, sucked its life-blood from it.

  • A muffled sound of voices became audible, and Irvin, following a moment of hesitation, crossed and opened the door.

  • With little hesitation she did so, in view of the immensely superior force displayed.

  • Ultimately, finding the Emperor's cause in the ascendant, he cast aside hesitation and threw in his lot with him.