英语词汇“hesitatingly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINhesitate

Origin:

1600-1700 Latin past participle of haesitare ‘to stick firmly, hesitate’, from haerere ‘to stick’

VERB TABLE

hesitate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	hesitate
	he, she, it	hesitates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	hesitated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have hesitated
	he, she, it	has hesitated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had hesitated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will hesitate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have hesitated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am hesitating
	he, she, it	is hesitating
	you, we, they	are hesitating
Past	I, he, she, it	was hesitating
	you, we, they	were hesitating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been hesitating
	he, she, it	has been hesitating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been hesitating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be hesitating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been hesitating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Barry stood at the door, hesitating. Should he walk straight in or knock?
Paul started to speak but hesitated, searching for just the right words.
She hesitated for a moment before replying.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Had we hesitated much longer, we might not even have had the spot on the rooftop.
He lifted his hand, hesitating, but withdrew it again and sat awhile, quite still.
I continued my way around to the front and hesitated.
If anyone of you is troubled or needs help please don't hesitate to contact me or my wife.
When they reached the door she hesitated and threw him a pleading look.
Why would any nation hesitate to serve its own best interests by such sensible and humane redirection of its wealth?

THESAURUS► pause

to stop speaking or stop doing something for a very short time before starting again. Pause is used especially in written descriptions. In everyday spoken English, people usually just say stop: · She paused at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at the clock.· He paused, waiting for Larry to say something.

► hesitate

to stop for a moment and wait before doing something, because you feel unsure or nervous about it: · She hesitated for a moment before replying.

► have/take a break

to stop working for a short time in order to rest, eat etc: · We’re all getting tired. Let’s take a break for ten minutes.

► adjourn

formal if a meeting or court adjourns or is adjourned, it stops for a short time: · If there are no more questions, the committee will adjourn until tomorrow morning.· The trial was adjourned because one of the defendants was ill.

► take five

especially American English informal to stop for a short time in order to rest: · Let’s take five and get some coffee.

► break off

to suddenly stop speaking, especially because you see, hear, or think of something: · He broke off his conversation when he saw Mary running towards him.· She broke off and looked embarrassed, then said, ‘I’ll explain later.’

Longman Language Activatorto stop doing something for a short time before continuing► pause

written to stop speaking or stop doing something for a very short time before starting again: · Kim was reading her e-mail, but she paused and looked up when I came in.· Lawrence paused and turned to me: "Look, if you don't think it's a good idea, don't go."pause for breath (=use this when you need to rest for a moment, especially when you are talking): · She talked for about twenty minutes without even pausing for breath.pause to do something: · We waited while Graham paused to light a cigarette.

► stop

to stop doing something for a short time, before continuing again: · Can we stop at the next services and get something to eat?stop for coffee/lunch/a break etc (=stop what you are doing, so you can have coffee, lunch etc): · We'll stop for lunch at 12:30.stop to look/listen/watch/talk/rest etc (=stop in order to look at something etc): · We stopped to listen to a group of boys who were playing guitars in the street.· I stopped to rest for a few minutes.stop doing something (for a moment/while etc): · Could you stop making that noise for a moment?· The baby hadn't stopped crying for two whole hours.

► hesitate

to stop for a moment and wait before doing something, because you feel unsure or nervous about it: · She hesitated for a moment before replying.· Barry stood at the door, hesitating. Should he walk straight in or knock?

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► hesitate a moment

(=not speak or do something for a short time because you are unsure of what to say or do)· Paul hesitated a moment then followed her.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► again

· Outside she hesitated again, feeling the silk shirt around her shoulders.· Mait hesitated again, instantly suspicious.

► before

· She hesitated before replying but then said, Yes, she was sure he was.· I hesitate before hooking left and Jerome is on me with punches to my head.· Tommy barely hesitated before saying he liked them all.· If they had, chances are they would have hesitated before approaching her.

► over

· Those within the existing Community who hesitate over future commitments would form the next circle.· The thought came to him in an instant as he stood, hesitating over whether to join the fight.· Coming out of the bathroom, she hesitated over which bedroom to enter.· Most girls wouldn't hesitate over this sort of thing.· He hesitated over recognizing or dismissing this thought.

NOUN► door

· I hesitated outside the door, and for just too long.· But as they hesitate outside the door marked Geo.· I hesitated outside her door, and then knocked.· For example, at a social event: ò Walk straight into the room rather than hesitating nervously by the door.

► moment

· For one moment he hesitated, provoking her to give in to the gentle malice which settled inside her.· Most of them seemed to be going in search of tea and for a moment, she hesitated.· For a moment he hesitated, nervous of breaking the strange stillness of the deserted landscape.· For a moment she hesitated, then gave a mental shrug.· For a moment he hesitated, savouring the moment, then centred the metal spike and pushed.· For a moment, Renwick hesitated on the sidewalk.· For a moment Peng Yu-wei hesitated, his duty to chaperone the children conflicting with the explicit command of the young master.· For a moment, she hesitated.

VERB► ask

· I want to ask, but I hesitate.

► seem

· The Wheel seemed to hesitate, then it began to roll very slowly.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► don’t hesitate to do something

Don't hesitate to call me if you need any help.