slow to speak or act because you feel uncertain, embarrassed or unwilling 犹豫的；踌躇的；不情愿的- a hesitant smile勉强的微笑
- the baby’s first few hesitant steps婴儿最初的迟疑的几步
- It was a few seconds before she heard a hesitant reply.几秒钟后她才听到对方支支吾吾地回答她。
- hesitant about something She's hesitant about signing the contract.她对是否签这个合同还犹豫不决。🔊🔊
- hesitant to do something Doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment.医生们不愿对新疗法作出评论。🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHesitant is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin haesitant- ‘being undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’.