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

• She's hesitant about signing the contract.
  她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。
• He was very hesitant in his steps.
  他的步子已十分不稳了。
• I felt very hesitant, but at last I decided to apply for it.
  我觉得很犹豫，但最后我决定申请这个职位。
• If you are hesitant in your ability to achieve something, you may never start it.
  如果你觉得你的能力在达到某目的方面不够自信的话，你就不要选择开始。
• 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。
• She's hesitant about making new friends.
  她在结交朋友上有疑虑。
• If you have good suggestion, don't be hesitant to tell me.
  如果你有什么好建议，记得要告诉我哦。
• I been hesitant to reappear, been away for years!
  离开的这几年来我犹豫不决直到我再出现。
• I was hesitant to talk and had no idea what I should say.
  我犹豫了一下没有说话，想不到该说什么。
• Yet you are hesitant because of a perceived risk.
  然而，由于你意识到存在某种风险，你犹豫了。