['hezɪteɪt]['hezɪteɪt]
  • vi. 犹豫;不情愿;口吃
  • 记忆方法

    联想记忆法
    he sit ate 他坐也不是,吃也不是,真是犹豫不决
    口诀记忆法:
    他(he)坐下(sit)吃(ate)鱿鱼(谐音)
    词源词缀法
    来自拉丁语haerere,粘着,粘附,来自PIE*ghais,粘结,词源同adhere,inherent,adhesive.来源于拉丁语中由haerere(粘着,粘附)派生的haesitare,其潜在的意义为“阻止”或“口吃”而造成说话做事不敏捷、不果断。=-hesit-犹豫+-ate动词词尾
      verb(动词)
      1. 犹豫,踌躇

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 犹豫,踌躇

      She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question.

      在回答警探的问题之前,她稍稍犹豫了一下。

      “Do you love me?” she asked. He hesitated and then said, “I'm not sure.”

      “你爱我吗?”她问道。他犹豫了一下,然后说:“我不确定。”

      If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me.

      如果你需要什么,马上给我打电话。

    小知识

    To hesitate is to pause before doing something, often out of concern or worry.

    If you're playing basketball and have a wide-open shot but don't take it right away, you hesitated. Maybe you felt too much pressure to shoot the ball. When people are nervous or worried, they tend to hesitate. Hesitating while speaking is common. In class, if you're not sure you have the right answer, you'll hesitate. When giving bad news, people often hesitate. Sometimes it makes sense to hesitate and sometimes you just need to do what you have to do.

    实用短语

    1. don't hesitate

      不要犹豫,走出迷茫,别再犹豫,让爱说出来

    2. not hesitate

      毫不犹豫,不再犹豫,不惜,不要犹豫

    3. hesitate to do sth

      犹豫做某事,不愿做某事,犹疑做某事,迟疑做某事

    4. you hesitate

      你犹豫了,你犹豫,你在犹豫,你犹豫不决

    5. hesitate to

      不要犹豫,迟疑,犹豫,义无反顾地

    6. hesitate to call

      犹豫打电话

    7. do not hesitate to

      及时,毫不犹豫地,不必客气的,不要犹豫

    8. dont hesitate

      别再犹豫,不要犹豫

    9. dont hesitate to say no

      学会说不

    常用短语

    1. don't hesitate

      别再犹豫了

    2. hesitate in

      吞吞吐吐

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    hesitate,falter,vacillate,waver
    这组词都可表示“不确定”“缺少信心”。其区别是:
    hesitate最常用,指难于下决心去做某事或作出某种选择;
    falter指行动上明显迟疑或畏缩,暗示有恐惧、紧张、口吃等征兆;
    vacillate侧重在互相冲突或矛盾的行动方案之间摇摆不定;
    waver可指因优柔寡断而迟迟不采取行动,或指虽然作出决定,但行动上却表现出动摇或畏缩不前。
    doubt可做动词或名词,表示疑惑、质疑
    重要短语
    don't hesitate别再犹豫了
    hesitate in吞吞吐吐

    词根词缀

    词根: hes

    =stick,表示”粘附”

    • adj.&n.

      adhesive 粘性物质[如粘胶],带粘性的

      ad增加+hes粘附+ive……的→adj.&n.粘性物质[如粘胶],带粘性的

    • n.

      adhesion 支持,粘着

      ad增加+hes粘附+ion表名词→n.支持,粘着

      hesitation 犹豫, 踌躇

      hesitate[v.犹豫,踌躇;含糊,支吾]+ion表名词→n.犹豫, 踌躇

    • v.

      hesitate 犹豫,踌躇;含糊,支吾

      hes粘附+itate→粘粘糊糊→犹豫不决

    同义词辨析

    hesitate, waver

    这两个动词均含”犹豫,踌躇”之意。

    • hesitate: 普通用词,一般指在决定干什么,选择什么或说什么等行动之前犹豫不决。
    • waver: 指因优柔寡断而迟迟不见行动,或虽作出决定,伸行动上却犹豫不决,因此含畏缩不前之意。

    同义词

    vi.停顿

    up  /  rest  /  let  /  pause

    vi.踌躇;犹豫

    flounder  /  doubtful  /  feel  /  waver  /  undecided  /  falter  /  vacillate  /  be

    其他释义

    hover  /  pause  /  stutter  /  rest  /  falter  /  up  /  flounder  /  let  /  waver

    反义词

    vt. & vi.踌躇;犹豫

    determine  /  dare  /  decide

    其他释义

    determine  /  decide  /  dare

    同根词

    词根:hesitant

    adj.

    hesitant迟疑的;踌躇的;犹豫不定的

    hesitating犹豫的

    hesitative支吾其辞的;踌躇的

    adv.

    hesitantly迟疑地;踌躇地

    hesitatingly踌躇地;支吾其词地

    n.

    hesitation犹豫

    hesitance踌躇;犹豫

    hesitancy踌躇,犹豫

    v.

    hesitating犹豫(hesitate的ing形式)