hesitates

英 [ˈhezɪteɪts]

美 [ˈhezɪteɪts]

v.  (对某事)犹豫，迟疑不决; 顾虑; 疑虑
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 犹豫;迟疑;踌躇
  If youhesitate, you do not speak or act for a short time, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried about what you are going to say or do.
  1. The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it...
     电话响了。凯瑟琳犹豫了一下要不要去接。
  2. She hesitated a long time and then she said 'Yes'.
     她犹豫了很长时间，然后才说“行”。
• VERB （因有顾虑而）不愿意（做某事）
  If youhesitate todo something, you delay doing it or are unwilling to do it, usually because you are not certain it would be right. If you do nothesitate todo something, you do it immediately.
  1. Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating...
     一些家长不愿意采取这些措施，因为他们怀疑自己的孩子在夸大其词。
  2. I hesitated to apply the word 'vulnerable' to him but it came into my mind...
     我不愿用“脆弱”这个词来形容他，但它却突然出现在我脑子里了。
  3. I will not hesitate to take unpopular decisions.
     我会毫不犹豫地作出并不受欢迎的决定。
• VERB 尽管给我打电话/ 尽管和我们联系
  You can usehesitatein expressions such as 'don't hesitate to call me' or 'don't hesitate to contact us' when you are telling someone that they should do something as soon as it needs to be done and should not worry about disturbing other people.
  1. In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department...
     如果遇到困难，请尽管和我们的客户服务部联系。
  2. Please don't hesitate to tell either Mr Schrader or myself should you feel ill again...
     如果你再觉得不舒服，请尽管告诉施拉德尔先生或我本人。
  3. Do not hesitate to laugh at anything you find amusing.
     只要觉得好笑就尽管笑。

双语例句

• The Policeman hesitates, vacillates, then takes another rather uncertain step or two forward.
  警察犹豫了一下，满腹狐疑地又往前挪了一两步。
• She baptizes herself when Paul hesitates to baptize her.
  当保罗犹豫是否给她洗礼时，她给自己洗礼。
• As in tragedy, late in act three, the heroine hesitates.
  就象悲剧里一样在第三幕女主角犹豫了。
• He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he had been hoping for conversation
  他离开前有些犹豫，几乎像是他一直期望能够交谈点什么。
• While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.
  当一些人因自卑而畏缩不前时，另一些却忙着从错误中吸取教训走向优秀。
• He hesitates. "They can't be memories," he says.
  他犹豫了。“那些不可能是真的，”他说。
• Not rich himself, Uncle Li never hesitates to help others.
  李大伯自己虽然并不富裕，但在帮助别人时他从不犹豫。
• Since the law never hesitates to borrow wisdom from other disciplines, Stevenson's quote is an apt summation of the doctrine of Stare Decisis.
  法律从来都很愿意向其他的学科汲取智慧，史蒂文森的话是对遵循先例的一种概括。
• He hesitates at times when he has a good, wide-open shot.
  有时当他拥有很好的外线空挡时他也会犹豫。
• Hamlet's character is too introversive, in addition, he is too careful and single-hand, which make him hesitates so as to delay his action. therefore, Hamlet perishes together with the enemy.
  性格过于内向、审慎及单枪匹马的处境，使他感到犹豫，造成他行动上的延宕。因此最后只能是与敌人同归于尽。