hesitation

英 [ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn]

n.  犹豫; 疑虑; 不情愿

复数：hesitations　

IELTSTEM8计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.6885 / COCA.8082

柯林斯词典

• See also:He promised there would be no more hesitations in pursuing reforms....the prime minister's hesitation to accept a ceasefire.hesitate
• PHRASE 毫不犹豫
  If you say that youhave no hesitation indoing something, you are emphasizing that you will do it immediately or willingly because you are certain that it is the right thing to do.
  1. The board said it had no hesitation in unanimously rejecting the offer...
     董事会自称毫不犹豫地一致否决了该项报价。
  2. Some of us had careers, but we had no hesitation in giving them up to work alongside our wives.
     我们中间有些人有自己的事业，但我们毫不犹豫地选择了放弃自己的事业，和我们的妻子并肩工作。
• PHRASE 毫不犹豫地;心甘情愿地
  If you say that someone does somethingwithout hesitation, you are emphasizing that they do it immediately and willingly.
  1. The great majority of players would, of course, sign the contract without hesitation...
     绝大多数球员当然会毫不犹豫地签合同。
  2. The boy followed without hesitation.
     男孩毫不犹豫地跟了上去。

英英释义

noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly
  1. there was a hesitation in his speech
  Synonym:waverfalterfaltering
• a certain degree of unwillingness
  1. a reluctance to commit himself
  2. his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
  3. after some hesitation he agreed
  Synonym:reluctancehesitancydisinclinationindisposition
• indecision in speech or action
  Synonym:vacillationwavering

双语例句

• My hesitation when you invite me for a drive: hate.
  你邀请我驾车兜风时我犹豫不决：恨。
• He agreed to do it without hesitation.
  这件事他一口应承下来了。
• Their hesitation revealed a degree of wariness about the journey that echoed my own.
  他们的犹豫显示了对其旅程一定程度的戒心，和我一样。
• The great majority of players would, of course, sign the contract without hesitation
  绝大多数球员当然会毫不犹豫地签合同。
• The board said it had no hesitation in unanimously rejecting the offer
  董事会自称毫不犹豫地一致否决了该项报价。
• I had no hesitation in calling the police because I realised he was capable of murder.
  我意识到他可能要杀人，所以就毫不犹豫地报了警。
• I called up Daisy half an hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hesitation.
  在我们发现他的尸体半小时之后我就打了电话给黛西，本能地、毫不迟疑地给她打了电话。
• After some hesitation he came out with the truth.
  他经过一番踌躇之后，把真相说了出来。
• He promised there would be no more hesitations in pursuing reforms.
  他答应在推进改革这件事上不再迟疑不决。
• Without hesitation, she leapt into the water and saved the drowning child.
  她果敢地跳入水中，救起溺水的孩子。