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hesitation about/over sth
用于表示对某事的犹豫，后接名词或动名词。
She showed no hesitation about accepting the challenge.
她对接受挑战没有表现出任何犹豫。
犹豫；踌躇
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
犹豫；踌躇
indecision in speech or action
She showed no hesitation about accepting the challenge.
她对接受挑战没有表现出任何犹豫。
犹豫的行为。
An act of hesitating
言语或行动中的犹豫不决
indecision in speech or action
怀疑；摇摆不定。
Doubt; vacillation.
一定程度的不情愿
a certain degree of unwillingness
After a moment's hesitation, she agreed to help me move.
犹豫片刻后，她同意帮我搬家。
AI contextual example
He answered the question without any hesitation.
他毫不迟疑地回答了问题。
AI contextual example
There was a slight hesitation in her voice when she spoke about the accident.
她说到那起事故时，声音里略带迟疑。
AI contextual example
after some hesitation he agreed
他犹豫了一会儿后同意了
WordNet
用于表示对某事的犹豫，后接名词或动名词。
She showed no hesitation about accepting the challenge.
她对接受挑战没有表现出任何犹豫。
强调做某事过程中的犹豫状态。
There was a slight hesitation in his voice when he answered.
他回答时声音中略带犹豫。
常作状语，表示动作迅速果断。
He agreed to help us without any hesitation.
他毫不犹豫地同意帮助我们。
用于正式场合，表达坚定的态度。
I have no hesitation in recommending her for the job.
我毫不犹豫地推荐她担任这份工作。
Not this
I have no hesitation to tell you the truth.
Use this
I have no hesitation in telling you the truth.
中文学习者常误用不定式 'to tell' 搭配 'hesitation'，正确的介词短语是 'in doing something'。
Not this
He showed many hesitations before answering.
Use this
He showed much hesitation before answering.
'hesitation' 通常作不可数名词，表示“犹豫”的概念；虽然词典列出复数形式，但在“犹豫不决”的抽象意义中常用不可数，此处用 'much' 更自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
毫不犹豫地
She agreed to help without hesitation.
她毫不犹豫地同意了帮忙。
毫不迟疑
I have no hesitation in recommending him.
我毫不犹豫地推荐他。
犹豫地
He answered the question with hesitation.
他犹豫地回答了问题。
在……方面的犹豫
There was a hesitation in her voice.
她的声音里有一丝犹豫。
表现出犹豫
He showed no hesitation in making the decision.
他在做决定时没有表现出犹豫。
片刻的迟疑
After a moment of hesitation, he spoke.
片刻的迟疑之后，他开口了。
毫不犹豫
She agreed without hesitation.
她毫不犹豫地同意了。
毫不迟疑
I have no hesitation in recommending him for the job.
我毫不迟疑地推荐他担任这份工作。
片刻的犹豫
After a moment's hesitation, he decided to speak up.
片刻的犹豫之后，他决定说出来。
迟疑不决者必失良机。
His hesitation cost him the game.
他的犹豫让他输掉了比赛。
Use hesitation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想‘hesitate’中的‘sit’，想象他坐在那里犹豫不决。
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Words ending in -itation (meditation, invitation, imitation, agitation) rhyme with hesitation, both stressed on the third syllable and sharing /-ˈteɪʃn/. The verb hesitate looks similar but is stressed differently: /ˈhezɪteɪt/ vs /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/.
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