hesitate
v. 猶豫; 顧慮
If you hesitate, you do not speak or act for a short time, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried about what you are going to say or do.
The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it...
電話響了。凱瑟琳猶豫了一下要不要去接。
She hesitated a long time and then she said 'Yes'.
她猶豫了很長時間,然後才說“行”。
If you hesitate to do something, you delay doing it or are unwilling to do it, usually because you are not certain it would be right. If you do not hesitate to do something, you do it immediately.
Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating...
一些家長不願意採取這些措施,因為他們懷疑自己的孩子在誇大其詞。
I hesitated to apply the word 'vulnerable' to him but it came into my mind...
我不願用“脆弱”這個詞來形容他,但它卻突然出現在我腦子裡了。
You can use hesitate in expressions such as 'don't hesitate to call me' or 'don't hesitate to contact us' when you are telling someone that they should do something as soon as it needs to be done and should not worry about disturbing other people.
In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department...
如果遇到困難,請儘管和我們的客戶服務部聯絡。
Please don't hesitate to tell either Mr Schrader or myself should you feel ill again...
如果你再覺得不舒服,請儘管告訴施拉德爾先生或我本人。
1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing;
hesitate, waver
這兩個動詞均含"猶豫,躊躇"之意。
he who hesitates is lost
(諺)當斷不斷,必受其患
In case you need something, please don't hesitate to ask me.
如果你需要什麼東西, 請不客氣地對我說.
He do not hesitate to ask her to sit beside him.
他毫不猶豫地請她坐在他身旁.
He did not hesitate to sacrifice his all for protecting his motherland.
他為保衛祖國不惜犧牲自己的一切.
If you hesitate too long, you will miss this opportunity.
如果你老是猶豫不決, 你就將失去這次機會.
How could we hesitate to press forward in the face of difficulties?
在困難面前怎能畏縮不前 呢 ?