hesitate
hesitate
verb
he who hesitates is lost
hesitater
noun
hesitatingly
adverb
语源
verb
- [no obj.]pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty
（尤指由于不确定）（说话或做事前）犹豫，停顿
she hesitated, unsure of what to say.
她犹豫不决，没有把握该说什么。
one hesitates over publicizing these things.
有人对于是否公开这些事感到犹豫。
■[with infinitive]be reluctant to do something
勉强，不情愿
he hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive.
他不愿意由于好奇而毁了好心情。
he who hesitates is lost
- (proverb)delay or vacillation may have unfortunate or disastrous consequences
(谚)当断不断，必受其患
hesitater
noun
hesitatingly
adverb
语源
- early 17th cent.: from Latin haesitat- 'stuck fast, left undecided', from the verb haesitare, from haerere 'stick, stay'
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