hes·i·tate
verb/ˈhezɪteɪt/
/ˈhezɪteɪt/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they hesitate | /ˈhezɪteɪt/ /ˈhezɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it hesitates | /ˈhezɪteɪts/ /ˈhezɪteɪts/ |
| past simple hesitated | /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle hesitated | /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form hesitating | /ˈhezɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈhezɪteɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to be slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain or nervous
（对某事）犹豫，迟疑不决 - She hesitated before replying.
她犹豫了一下才回答。 - He seemed to hesitate a second.
他似乎犹豫了一秒。 - hesitate about/over something When she hesitated over her order, the waiter gave her an impatient look.
当她犹豫着点什么的时候，服务员用不耐烦的眼神看着她。 - hesitate about/over doing something I didn't hesitate for a moment about taking the job.
我毫不犹豫地接受了那份工作。 - hesitate about/over whether, how, etc… She stood there, hesitating over whether or not to tell him the truth.
她站在那里，犹豫着要不要告诉他真相。 - + speech ‘I'm not sure,’ she hesitated.
“我不确定。”她犹豫不决地说。
Extra Examples- Something about his smile made her hesitate.
他微笑的样子令她犹豫起来。 - I barely hesitated before saying yes.
我几乎没有犹豫就同意了。 - I didn't hesitate about working with Craig.
和克雷格一起工作，我没有顾虑。 - He was hesitating between the noodles and the salad.
他在面条和沙拉之间犹豫不决。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a little
- slightly
- briefly
- …
- appear to
- seem to
- make somebody
- …
- about
- between
- over
- …
- She hesitated before replying.
- [intransitive] hesitate to do something to be worried about doing something, especially because you are not sure that it is right or appropriate
顾虑；疑虑 - Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
如果有疑问就请尽管和我联系。 - If you'd like me to send you the book, then please don't hesitate to ask.
如果您希望我将这本书寄给您，请随时提出要求。 - She never hesitated to speak her mind.
她毫不犹豫地说出了自己的想法。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
- Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin haesitat- ‘stuck fast, left undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’.
Idioms
he who hesitates (is lost)
- (saying) if you delay in doing something you may lose a good opportunity
当断不断，反受其乱；优柔寡断者坐失良机