🔑hesi·tateBrE/ˈhezɪteɪt/NAmE/ˈhezɪteɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyhesitateBrE/ˈhezɪteɪt/NAmE/ˈhezɪteɪt/present simple - he / she / ithesitatesBrE/ˈhezɪteɪts/NAmE/ˈhezɪteɪts/past simplehesitatedBrE/ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/past participlehesitatedBrE/ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈhezɪteɪtɪd/ -ing formhesitatingBrE/ˈhezɪteɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˈhezɪteɪtɪŋ/🔑[I, T]tobeslowtospeakoractbecauseyoufeeluncertainornervous（对某事）犹豫，迟疑不决◆Shehesitatedbeforereplying. 她犹豫了一下才回答。◆~about/oversthIdidn'thesitateforamomentabouttakingthejob. 我毫不犹豫地接受了那份工作。◆+ speech'I'mnotsure,'shehesitated. “我不确定。” 她犹豫不决地说。🔑[I]~todosthtobeworriedaboutdoingsth, especiallybecauseyouarenotsurethatitisrightorappropriate顾虑；疑虑◆Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeifyouhaveanyqueries. 如果有疑问就请尽管和我联系。Verbs usually followed by infinitivesafford,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▸hesi·ta·tionBrE/ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/NAmE/ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/noun[U, C]◆Sheagreedwithouttheslightesthesitation. 她毫不犹豫地同意了。◆Ihavenohesitationinrecommendingherforthejob. 我毫不犹豫地推荐她做这项工作。◆Hespokefluentlyandwithoutunnecessaryhesitations. 他说得很流畅，毫不支吾。●hewhoˈhesitates (isˈlost)(saying) ifyoudelayindoingsthyoumayloseagoodopportunity当断不断，反受其乱；优柔寡断者坐失良机
