hesitate的词典解释是什么

1. 犹豫，踌躇，犹豫不决，犹豫不定， 委决不下，踌躇不定，彷徨，踟蹰，动摇，迟疑
2. 说话吞吞吐吐，支吾，含糊，结巴，口吃
3. 不愿，顾虑，有疑虑，不情愿，勉强
4. 犹豫地表示，不情愿地表示
5. 停顿，稍停

1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;

   "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
   

2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing;

   "The speaker paused"
   

1.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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. She hesitated a long time and then she said 'Yes'.
她犹豫了很长时间，然后才说“行”。

2.（因有顾虑而）不愿意（做某事）
If youhesitate to do 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 to do something, you do it immediately.

e.g. Some parentshesitate 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。
e.g. 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.尽管给我打电话/ 尽管和我们联系
You can usehesitate in 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.

e.g. In the event of difficulties, please do nothesitate 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。
e.g. Please don'thesitate 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。

• hesitate too long老是犹豫不决
• hesitate dubiously怀疑地犹豫
• hesitate momentarily短暂地犹豫
• hesitate ominously不祥地犹豫
• hesitate thoughtfully沉思地犹豫

• hesitate about犹豫不决
• hesitate about what to do next对下一步做什么犹豫不决
• hesitate at nothing对什么事都毫不迟疑
• hesitate before replying在答复之前犹豫不决
• hesitate between fighting and submitting不能决定是战还是降
• hesitate in在…上吞吞吐吐
• hesitate in speaking讲话吞吞吐吐
• hesitate over对…犹豫不决
• hesitate over a choice对作出选择犹豫不决
• hesitate over whether to do it对是否做此事犹豫不决

• The items are so incredible that I hesitate to print them.

  出自：L. Steffens

• A time when it is better to do something, even if it is wrong, than to hesitate.

  出自：J. Marquand

• They would not hesitate to put an end to my life.

  出自：W. Soyinka

hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver

这组词都可表示“不确定”“缺少信心”。其区别是：

hesitate最常用,指难于下决心去做某事或作出某种选择; falter指行动上明显迟疑或畏缩,暗示有恐惧、紧张、口吃等征兆; vacillate侧重在互相冲突或矛盾的行动方案之间摇摆不定; waver可指因优柔寡断而迟迟不采取行动,或指虽然作出决定,但行动上却表现出动摇或畏缩不前。