hesitating is hesitate's Present Participle

hesitate

US [ˈhezɪˌteɪt]
UK [ˈhezɪteɪt]
  • v.犹豫；含糊；不愿；口吃
  • Web犹豫的；表达犹豫；踌躇的
Simple Present：hesitates  Present Participle：hesitating  Past Tense：hesitated  

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v.
1.
犹豫,踌躇;不愿
2.
含糊,支吾
3.
口吃

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,犹豫犹豫,含糊含糊,不愿不愿,口吃口吃,犹豫的犹豫的,表达犹豫表达犹豫,踌躇的踌躇的
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Several pedestrians out of the hurrying throng which filled the sidewalks passed about her as she paused, hesitating.
人行道上熙熙攘攘的人流里有好几个人走过她身旁，于是嘉莉又迟疑地停住了脚步。
rén xíng dào shàng xī xī rǎng rǎng de rén liú lǐ yǒu hǎo jǐ gè rén zǒu guò tā shēn páng , yú shì jiā lì yòu chí yí de tíng zhù le jiǎo bù 。
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2.
If you see me with a dumpish expression on my face, please don't feel strange. I am just hesitating a little.
如果你在我的脸上看到忧郁，请不要觉得奇怪。我只是有点犹豫不决。
rú guǒ nǐ zài wǒ de liǎn shàng kàn dào yōu yù , qǐng bú yào jué de qí guài 。 wǒ zhǐ shì yǒu diǎn yóu yù bù jué 。
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3.
They invited me to celebrate the end of the week with them, and after hesitating a bit, I joined the little group.
他们邀请我加入他们，和他们一起庆祝一个星期过去了。在犹豫了一会之后，我加入了这个小团体。
tā men yāo qǐng wǒ jiā rù tā men , hé tā men yì qǐ qìng zhù yī gè xīng qī guò qù le 。 zài yóu yù le yí huì zhī hòu , wǒ jiā rù le zhè ge xiǎo tuán tǐ 。
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4.
"Thanks, but I can't. " Jessica was hesitating in the middle of the street, her eyes wide with outrage and betrayal.
“谢谢，但，我不能。”杰西卡停留在路中央，双眼瞪得滚圆，眼里满是被侮辱与被出卖的愤怒。
" xiè xiè , dàn , wǒ bù néng 。 " jié xī kǎ tíng liú zài lù zhōng yāng , shuāng yǎn dèng de gǔn yuán , yǎn lǐ mǎn shì bèi wǔ rǔ yǔ bèi chū mài de fèn nù 。
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5.
Hesitating only a moment, Annie had Wilhelm hold the cigarette in his hand and not his mouth, took aim, and fired.
安妮略一犹豫，请威廉用手拿着香烟而不是叼在嘴里，然后瞄准、开枪。
ān nī lüè yī yóu yù , qǐng wēi lián yòng shǒu ná zhe xiāng yān ér bú shì diāo zài zuǐ lǐ , rán hòu miáo zhǔn 、 kāi qiāng 。
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6.
She put the coins back in the old purse, and went upstairs without hesitating for a moment.
她把金币重新装入破旧的钱袋，毫不迟疑地上了楼。
tā bǎ jīn bì chóng xīn zhuāng rù pò jiù de qián dài , háo bù chí yí dì shàng le lóu 。
7.
He wished them "Good morning" in an awkward hesitating undertone as if he were doubtful how his greetings would be received.
他尴尬地向他们问好，声音很低，又有些犹豫，好象担心他们会不睬他。
tā gān gà de xiàng tā men wèn hǎo , shēng yīn hěn dī , yòu yǒu xiē yóu yù , hǎo xiàng dān xīn tā men huì bù cǎi tā 。
8.
She saw that he himself was hesitating, and with a woman's intuition realised that there was no occasion for great alarm.
她看出他并没有多少信心，凭一个女人的直觉，她感到没有必要惊慌失措。
tā kàn chū tā bìng méi yǒu duō shao xìn xīn , píng yī gè nǚ rén de zhí jué , tā gǎn dào méi yǒu bì yào jīng huāng shī cuò 。
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9.
These two causes made him answer in a very low and hesitating voice; whereupon a gentleman in a white waistcoat said he was a fool.
这两个原因使他的回答非常低，犹豫的声音，于是在一个白色背心绅士说他是个傻瓜。
zhè liǎng gè yuán yīn shǐ tā de huí dá fēi cháng dī , yóu yù de shēng yīn , yú shì zài yī gè bái sè bèi xīn shēn shì shuō tā shì gè shǎ guā 。
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10.
Still, I can't fight the nagging feeling that it's risky to ask for anything in this job market, so I'm hesitating to rock the boat.
但是，我仍然害怕在这样的职场行情下提要求是件冒险的事情。您和其他读者是怎么认为的呢？
dàn shì , wǒ réng rán hài pà zài zhè yàng de zhí chǎng háng qíng xià tí yào qiú shì jiàn mào xiǎn de shì qíng 。 nín hé qí tā dú zhě shì zěn me rèn wéi de ne ?
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