hesitate
翻譯
猶豫, 遲疑
例句
She hesitated for a moment.
她猶豫了一下。
Don't hesitate to ask for help.
需要幫助請儘管開口。
文法模式
to hesitate ((for a moment/before -ing)) （在做某事前）猶豫 She hesitated before answering.
to hesitate ((to-inf)) 猶豫（做某事） Don't hesitate to ask for help.
近義詞
同義詞: pause, waver, falter; 反義詞: decide, proceed, act
詞源
源自拉丁語「haesitare」，意為「黏住，結巴」。
記憶技巧
想像某人慢慢地說「he-si-tate...」，就好像他們在猶豫是否要說出來。