hesitate

英['heziteit]美['hɛzə,tet]

v. [I]
1.踌躇；犹豫
2.说话吞吞吐吐
v. [T]
1.有疑虑，不愿意[+to-v]

名　词：hes'itat'er

同：	[v.] pause, waffle, waver

hesitate，waver

这两个动词均含“犹豫，踌躇”之意。
hesitate普通用词，一般指在决定干什么，选择什么或说什么等行动之前犹豫不决。
waver指因优柔寡断而迟迟不见行动，或虽作出决定，伸行动上却犹豫不决，因此含畏缩不前之意。

The shock made her hesitate for a moment but she quickly came to herself again.
这一打击使她踌躇片刻,但很快就又恢复正常了.收藏
The Copyright Clause is not the kind of well-considered provision that we should hesitate to amend.
著作权条款不是经过深思熟虑通过的条款，我们也不应该对修正它踌躇不安。收藏
I hesitate to tell you the real truth.
我不想告诉你实情。收藏
embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate
困窘使演讲人话语吞吐。收藏
To curl up as a hedgehog and hesitate proceeding
猬缩不前收藏

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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
[同] hesitate, waffle, waver
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- The speaker paused
[同] hesitate, pause

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