| 单词 | hesitant |
| 释义 | hesitant (once / 2635 pages) adj When you’re feeling hesitant, you aren’t sure what to do, so instead of taking action you wait a little, biding your time until you figure out what option is best. The Latin word haesitant translates as “being undecided,” and not being able to decide is exactly what makes you hesitant. Being hesitant will make you hesitate for a bit, waiting to see what happens next. Nervousness or fear will make your actions hesitant, like when trying to walk across a rickety wooden bridge. Should you keep going or turn back? Your hesitant steps show that you’re still wrestling with that question. Whatever you decide, don’t look down. WORD FAMILYhesitant: hesitance, hesitancy, hesitantingly, hesitantly+/hesitance: hesitances/hesitancy: hesitancies USAGE EXAMPLESAfter the first Winter Classic in Buffalo the league was hesitant to even confirm there would be a second one. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) On the day of the Brink’s heist, Clark told me, she was hesitant on several counts, starting with her baby at home. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) They might find themselves hesitant to attack screen passes, real or imagined, with too much aggression, for fear of getting burned on the back side. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) adj lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly Syn hesitating indecisive characterized by lack of decision and firmness |
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