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.

  1. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;迟疑不决的;有疑虑的;难为情的;不愿的
    If you are hesitant about doing 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

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. She was hesitant about coming forward with her story
    她不大愿意站出来讲述自己的经历。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. She's hesitant about signing the contract.
    她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。
  6. She's hesitant about making new friends.
    她在结交朋友上有疑虑。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. I don't knowwhy I was so hesitant.
    我不知道为什么我曾经那么犹豫。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. Don't be hesitant, everybody is with you.
    不要犹豫,大家都赞成你。
  14. 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。
  15. My friend told me don't be hesitant to do this.
    朋友告诉我要毫不犹豫的去做。
  16. Why am I so hesitant about taking on this challenge?
    为什么接受挑战时我如此踌躇不定?
  17. 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。
  18. 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。
  19. I was pretty hesitant about coming here today.
    来这我是有点犹豫的。
  20. 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。
  21. These days I have been feeling is not very good, very hesitant.
    这几天我的心情都一直不是很好,很犹豫。
  22. If you can act when others are hesitant and unsure, you will be the winner.
    如果你能在别人犹豫不定时采取行动,你将会成为赢家。
  23. He was very hesitant in his steps.
    他的步子已十分不稳了。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. 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。
  27. The result has been a more hesitant approach to market-opening and domestic reforms.
    其结果是,中国对市场开放和国内改革问题更为犹豫。
  28. 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。
  29. 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。
  30. 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。

英英释义

adj

  1. lacking decisiveness of character

      Synonym:    hesitating