slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling 犹豫的；踌躇的；不情愿的 a hesitant smile 勉强的微笑 the baby’s first few hesitant steps 婴儿最初的迟疑的几步 It was a few seconds before she heard a hesitant reply. 几秒钟后她才听到对方支支吾吾地回答她。 - hesitant about something
She's hesitant about signing the contract. 她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。 - hesitant to do something
Doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment. 医生们不愿对新疗法作出评论。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHesitant is used with these nouns:- step
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin haesitant- ‘being undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’.
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hesitant adj.
⇨ hesitant (a hesitant reply) ⇨ unsure (hesitant about sth) hesitant hesitant ♦︎ faltering ♦︎ uncertain ♦︎ tentative ♦︎ halting These words all describe a way of doing sth that is not confident or certain. 这些词均表示犹豫的、踌躇的。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ hesitant / faltering / uncertain / tentative / halting steps ◆ a hesitant / a faltering / an uncertain / a halting voice ◆ hesitant / halting speech ◆ a hesitant / an uncertain / a tentative smile ■ hesitant ˈhezɪtənt [only before noun ] showing that you are slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling 犹豫的；踌躇的；不情愿的 ◆ It was a few seconds before she heard a hesitant reply.几秒钟后她才听到对方支支吾吾地回答她。 ◆ Holding his hand, she managed to take her first few hesitant steps.她拉着他的手，迟疑地迈出了最初几步。 hesitate ⇨ pause verb , hesitant ⇨ unsure ▸ hesitantly ◆ He smiled hesitantly.他笑得很勉强。 ■ faltering ˈfɔːltərɪŋ moving, speaking or progressing in a way that is not steady or confident 蹒跚的；结结巴巴的；犹豫的 ◆ She was only 10 months old when she took those first faltering steps.她十个月大就开始蹒跚学步。 ◆ Both sides have been asked to give the faltering peace talks another chance.要求双方再给这个一波三折的和平谈判一次机会。 ▸ falter [intransitive ] ◆ His voice faltered as he began his speech.他开始演讲时结结巴巴的。 ◆ He never faltered in his commitment to the party.他对党始终忠贞不渝。 ■ uncertain showing a lack of confidence or decision 信心不足的；迟疑的 ◆ The baby took its first uncertain steps.宝宝第一次摇摇晃晃地走了几步。 ◆ She had been dismissed and in no uncertain manner .她被毫不留情地辞退了。 ▸ uncertainly ◆ They smiled uncertainly at one another.他们迟疑地相视而笑。 ■ tentative ˈtentətɪv (written ) showing a lack of confidence 踌躇的；犹豫不决的 ◆ He acknowledged me with a tentative nod.他踌躇地朝我点了下头，算是打了招呼。 ◆ Her English is correct but tentative.她的英语没错误，但是不流利。 ▸ tentatively ◆ She smiled tentatively.她腼腆地笑了。 ■ halting ˈhɔːltɪŋ, BrE also ˈhɒltɪŋ [usually before noun ] (especially of speech or movement) stopping and starting often, especially because you are not certain or are not very confident （尤指讲话或动作）断断续续的；结结巴巴的 ◆ We carried on a halting conversation.我们的谈话断断续续。 ◆ The crisis is threatening the country's halting progress towards democracy.这次危机正威胁着该国艰难的民主进程。 ▸ haltingly ◆ 'Well...', she began haltingly.“唔⋯”她迟疑地开了口。
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