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

• 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。
• He was very hesitant in his steps.
  他的步子已十分不稳了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I was pretty hesitant about coming here today.
  来这我是有点犹豫的。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was hesitant about coming forward with her story
  她不大愿意站出来讲述自己的经历。