NOT SUREuncertain about what to do or say because you are nervous or unwilling 犹豫的,迟疑的,有疑虑的
Gail gave me a hesitant little smile.
盖尔迟疑地对我微微一笑。
hesitant about (doing) something
They seemed hesitant about coming in.
他们似乎犹豫着该不该进来。
hesitant to do something
She is hesitant to draw conclusions until the study is over.
她不愿在研究结束之前下结论。
—hesitantlyadverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
hesitant• In a changing job market, employees are hesitant.• There are lots of ceramics books, postcards and other visualstimuli around the shop, too, to help the hesitant.• I was hesitant about approaching the boss directly.• Yet, some large publishers are still hesitant about committing any money to a black magazineproject.• They seemed anxious and hesitant about leaving, as if uncertain of which direction to take.• He was a little hesitant at first, but soon he had told her everything.• A hesitant hand to her mouth, a rather bemused smile in her eyes, she watched him walk away.• He answered in his usualshy, hesitantmanner.• Most were reluctant, defensive, or simply hesitant to blow their own trumpet.• It is not surprising that the government was hesitant to introduce such major reforms.