hesitate

剑桥词典

to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it
猶豫，躊躇
She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question . 在廻答警探的問題之前，她稍稍猶豫了一下。
"Do you love me?" she asked . He hesitated and then said, "I'm not sure ." “你愛我嗎？”她問道。他猶豫了一下，然後說：“我不確定。”
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me. 如果你需要什麽，馬上給我打電話。

例句

• Should you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to contact me.
• He hesitated before ringing her, fearful of what she might say.
• He hesitated before opening the door and walking into the room .
• She hesitated in the middle of the sentence .
• He sounded nervous , and kept hesitating as he spoke .
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