hesitate

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #5981 ★★☆☆☆

vi. 犹豫, 迟疑, 踌躇, 支吾, 停顿

发音

UK /ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/
其它
US /ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/
AU /ˈhez.ə.tæɪt/

词形变化

hesitated hesitates 三单 hesitates hesitating hesitating 现在分词 hesitated 过去式 hesitated 过去分词

别名

hæsitate

教材释义与例句

动词

踌躇，犹豫；有疑虑，不愿意

动词

踌躇，犹豫；不愿

释义与例句

v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

    犹豫

    踌躇

    迟疑

    不及物

    He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.

    September 1, 1742, Alexander Pope, letter to Racine I shall not hesitate to declare myself very cordially, in regard to some particulars about which you have desired an answer.

  2. 2.

    To stammer; to falter in speaking.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

    诗歌 罕用 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

pause waffle waver

上位词 2

delay pause

下位词 10

waffle linger hover vibrate falter waver boggle hem and haw oscillate scruple

词源

Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitātusbor. English hesitate Borrowed from Latin haesitātus, perfect passive participle of haesitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), intensive of haereō (“to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast”). Displaced native Old English wandian. Compare French hésiter.

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