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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Career experts say that job seekers should not be hesitant or shy inquiring about the pay.
  求职专家认为，求职者在询问薪金这个问题上不应犹犹豫豫或羞于开口。
• 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。
• Some of my closest friends are people whom I was at first hesitant to meet.
  有许多我起初并不愿接触的人现在都成为了我最亲密的朋友。
• I don't knowwhy I was so hesitant.
  我不知道为什么我曾经那么犹豫。
• 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。
• At first, I was really hesitant to tell work that I wanted to tour.
  一开始，我真的很犹豫要不要告诉公司我想参加巡演。