hesitant adj.
釋義:uncertain about what to do or say because you are nervous or unwilling
“hesitant”是形容詞光坝,來自動詞形式 hesitate嘶伟,意思是“猶豫不決的”退疫,學會 hesitant 可以增強表達的多樣性围详。當我們想表達一個人或一個組織不確定是否應(yīng)該做某事的時候塘安,除了用 not sure about 外叭喜,還可以使用 hesitant膝宁。
一般來說跨晴,hesitant 的用法有兩種:hesitant about (doing) something 和 hesitant to do something欧聘。
例① 在過去一年很多人都在猶豫要不要投資房市
In the past year many were hesitant about whether it was a good time to buy property.
或
In 2018 many were hesitant to get into the housing market.
例② 一家公司的公關(guān)部門不確定要不要發(fā)表聲明
The PR division of the company is hesitant about whether to issue a statement or not.
例③ 美國不確定下一步在朝鮮問題上該怎么辦。
The US is hesitant about its next move in the North Korea issue.
例④《經(jīng)濟學人》在一篇關(guān)于疫苗接種的文章中有這么一句:
Worse, recent research from several European countries shows that many doctors and nurses have also become hesitant about vaccines, for the same reasons as their patients.
1. 翻譯:快過年了端盆,不少人在糾結(jié)要不要換一份工作怀骤。
Chinese New Year is approaching, and quite a few employees are hesitant about changing a job.
(參考翻譯:As the Spring Festival approaches, many working professionals are hesitant about job change.)
2. 造句練習
場景: 迫于大城市的壓力,一些人考慮要不要去中型城市發(fā)展焕妙。
造句: Under much pressure, some people are hesitant about leaving big cities and moving to medium-sized ones to live a less pressure life.