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

• 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。
• What matters is what we do when we're hesitant or nervous or afraid.
  重要的是当我们犹豫、紧张、害怕时我们做了什么。
• Don't be hesitant, everybody is with you.
  不要犹豫，大家都赞成你。
• 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。
• Most investment professionals I meet are no longer hesitant to talk of their experiences in 2008.
  我遇到的大多数专业投资人士，对于谈论2008年的经历都不再犹豫。
• 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。
• 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。
• The evening show was terrible, with hesitant unsure performances from all.
  晚上的演出很糟，所有人都缩手缩脚，显得很不自信。
• 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。