hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver
这组词都可表示“不确定”“缺少信心”。它们的区别是：
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。
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She hesitates about the choice between the two dresses.
她不能决定选这两件衣服中的哪一件.
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He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he had been hoping for conversation.
他离开前有些犹豫，几乎像是他一直期望能够交谈点什么。
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3、
This man always hesitates and evades.
这个人总是犹豫、逃避.
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4、
Frank is so backward that he hesitates to ask her to dance.
法兰克非常□腆,不好意思请她跳舞.
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5、
He hesitates about joining the expedition.
他对于是否参加远征队犹豫不决.
辞典例句
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She never hesitates to help others when they are in difficulties.
当别人遇到困难时,她总是毫不犹豫地帮助他们.
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My regret hesitates me, but no action is made.
我心感遗憾.却做不出什么行动.
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The Policeman hesitates, vacillates, then takes another rather uncertain step or two forward.
警察犹豫了一下, 满腹狐疑地又往前挪了一两步.
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Supervisors should realize that the average employee hesitates to submit ideas because of fear of ridicule.
主管人员应体谅一般的职工由于害怕嘲笑而对提供建议持犹疑不决的态度.
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Dora hesitates when she gets nervous.
朵拉一紧张就口吃.
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11、
Where depression questions, ruminates and hesitates, mania answers with vigor and certainty.
当抑郁患者发出疑问 、 覆考虑,且裹足不前时, 躁狂患者则以充份的活力与信心勇往直前.
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He who hesitates is lost.
[谚]当断不断,必受其患.
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As Prufrock vacillates , so the voice of the Quartets hesitates and changes tone and tack.
就象普鲁弗洛克优柔寡断一样,《四重奏》中的声音也犹豫不定.
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He hesitates, he recapitulates.
他犹豫不决, 颠三倒四.
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He hesitates at nothing.
他对什么事都毫不迟疑.
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