hesitating

• vi.hesitate的变形

hesitate['heziteit]

• vi.
  • 犹豫，踌躇：

    He hesitated and asked me if he could sit near me.

    他犹豫了一下，问能不能在我身边坐下。

    Don't hesitate to speak to me when you have any difficuties.

    你有困难时尽管照直给我讲。

  • 有疑虑，不愿，不想：

    I am sure I dared, but I hesitated to bring a deadlock.

    当时我不是不敢，只不过我不想把局面搞僵罢了。

    to hesitate to violate the law

    不愿以身试法

  • 停顿，稍停：

    She hesitated at the gate of Holyoake House.

    在霍利约克大厦门口她稍微迟疑了一下。

  • 吞吞吐吐，结结巴巴，支吾：

    He hesitated and told me he was brought up in a shabby and dirty town.

    他吞吞吐吐地告诉我，他是在一个破旧肮脏的小镇上长大的。

• vt.
  • 犹犹豫豫地(或不情愿地、支支吾吾地)表示：

    He hesitated he would cooperate with the police.

    他不情愿地表示他愿和警方合作。

• 近义词:

  waver.falter

• 变形:

  vi.hesitated.hesitating