a pause before doing something, or a feeling that you should not do it, especially because you are nervous, embarrassed, or worried (尤指因紧张、尴尬或担心而产生的)犹豫,踌躇,迟疑
After a brief hesitation, he answered ‘Yes'. 他犹豫片刻后回答说“是的”。
have no hesitation in doing something:
I would have no hesitation in recommending him for the job. 我非常乐意推荐他担任此工作。
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HESITATION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief, momentary, slight短暫的猶豫;稍有遲疑◇There was a momentary hesitation before he replied.他回答之前猶豫了片刻。➤considerable相當猶豫➤little幾乎沒有猶豫◇He answered them with little hesitation.他幾乎沒有猶豫就回答了他們。➤initial最初的猶豫◇After some initial hesitation, teachers seem to have accepted the new system.老師們起初有些猶豫,但似乎已經接受了這套新體制。VERB + HESITATION➤hear, notice, see, sense聽出/注意到/看出/感覺出猶豫◇She could sense the hesitation in Katelyn's voice.她能覺察到凱特琳聲音中的猶豫。PREPOSITION➤after... hesitation經過猶豫◇After much hesitation, they decided to leave.他們猶豫了一番之後決定離開。➤without hesitation毫不猶豫◇She answered immediately, without any hesitation.她毫不猶豫,立即作出了回答。PHRASES➤have no hesitation in doing sth毫不猶豫地做⋯◇I have no hesitation in recommending him for the job.我毫不猶豫地推薦他做這份工作。➤a moment of hesitation, a moment's hesitation片刻的遲疑◇After a moment's hesitation, he nodded.他遲疑片刻,點頭同意了。➤without further hesitation沒有再遲疑◇Now without further hesitation, let me introduce you to tonight's main speaker.不要再遲疑了,現在讓我給你們介紹今晚的主要演講人。