| 词汇 | hesitation |
| 释义 | hesitation noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌhez.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌhez.əˈteɪ.ʃən/ C1 the act of pausing before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not certain: （由指因紧张或不确定而产生的）犹豫，踌躇 After a slight hesitation, she began to speak.稍微犹豫了一下后，她开始讲话。 Any hesitation on the part of the government will be seen as weakness.政府的任何一丝犹豫都会被看作是软弱的表现。 hesitation informalI have no hesitation in recommending Ms Shapur for the job.我非常乐意推荐沙普尔女士承担这项工作。 Hesitating backward broken English dilly-dally dither ditherer gun-shy halting haltingly hang hang back have a foot in both campsidiom hem and hawidiom hesitancy hesitant hesitantly hesitate hum pussyfoot shilly-shally sit on the fenceidiom Examples of hesitationhesitation In fact, it is common observation that in difficult tasks animals may show hesitations, signs of restlessness, and the like. The majority find their agencies inhospitable work places with managers who rarely acknowledge their skills and experience and impose change from above without hesitation. That this is accompanied by pauses, filled pauses (um, you know) and hesitation may be an indication of her having trouble formulating it. All the labels that are or have been in use are controversial, with the effect that even the author shows some hesitation in applying them. They lack all the hesitations and pronunciation errors common to spoken language usage. Their autobiographical works are thus marked, and ultimately enriched, by tension, hesitation, and anxiety, par ticularly regarding their own power and authority as authors. With much hesitation and ambivalence, these "patriotic" efforts were supported by the imperial administration. For the first time in the course of our conversations, we noticed uncertainty and hesitation, and then he frankly admitted that he did not know. In terms of effectiveness the line manager had no hesitation in stating that the post is highly cost effective. In this case the ticks stopped be/ore reaching the barrier, but after some hesitation 45 crossed whilst 5 skirted the barrier. These hesitations and waverings do sometimes occur, and they made behaviorists uncomfortable because they suggested that animals might be in mental turmoil over difficult trials. After a sign of hesitation, information's provided city's without it - it calls for immediate attention. The data of two additional participants were rejected, one because of a misunderstanding regarding the task, and another because of an abnormal number of hesitations. Hesitation in accepting this principle may be due to indifference, religious prejudice and lack of funds. The pause preceding the parenthetical can best be interpreted as a hesitation pause, serving a pragmatic function as outlined in section 3 above. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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