| 单词 | 犹豫不决 |
| 释义 | 〔vacillate〕To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.See Synonyms at hesitate 犹豫不决：在某一行动（或某一观点）和另一观点（行动）之间犹豫 参见 hesitate〔doubt〕A lack of certainty that often leads to irresolution.See Synonyms at uncertainty 疑惑：缺少肯定而导致犹豫不决 参见 uncertainty〔conflicted〕Caught between loyalty to old employees and a recognition of the need to cut costs, many managers are conflicted about the reorganization plan. 由于既要守信于老雇员又要削减开支，许多管理者对实施重组计划犹豫不决 〔disgrace〕"Between the possibility of being hanged in all innocence, and the certainty of a public and merited disgrace, no gentleman of spirit could long hesitate" (Robert Louis Stevenson).“在有可能被无辜绞死和一定要公开并丢脸之间，有灵魂的先生们决不会长久地犹豫不决” （罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森）。〔wobble〕To waver or vacillate in one's opinions or feelings.摇摆：某人的观点或感情动摇或犹豫不决〔back〕To vacillate in one's actions or decisions.举棋不定：在行动与决定之间犹豫不决〔ambivalence〕Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to which course to follow.摇摆，举棋不定，犹豫不决：在采用哪条道路的问题上无法确定或犹豫不决〔indecision〕Reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind; irresolution.犹豫不决，举棋不定：不愿或不能决定；优柔寡断〔irresolute〕Lacking in resolution; indecisive.犹豫不决的：缺乏决断力的；优柔寡断的〔peep〕To speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice.轻轻地抱怨：以一种犹豫不决且细而高尖的声音说话〔vacillant〕Undergoing vacillation; wavering.动摇的，犹豫不决的；摇摆的〔hover〕To remain in an uncertain state; waver:踌躇，犹豫不决；动摇：〔hesitancy〕An instance of hesitating.踌躇：犹豫不决的实例〔fizzle〕In Philemon Holland's 1601 translation of Pliny'sNatural History, we are surprised by the use of the wordfizzle in the statement that if asses eat a certain plant,"they will fall a fizling and farting.” Fizzle was first used in English to mean,in the decorous parlance of theOxford English Dictionary, "to break wind without noise.” During the 19th centuryfizzle took on a related but more respectable sense, "to hiss, as does a piece of fireworks,”illustrated by a quotation from the November 7, 1881, issue of theLondon Daily News: "unambitious rockets which fizzle doggedly downwards.”In the same centuryfizzle also took on figurative senses, one of which seems to have been popular at Yale.TheYale Literary Magazine for 1849 helpfully defines the word as follows: “Fizzle, to rise with modest reluctance, to hesitate often, to decline finally; generally, to misunderstand the question.”The figurative sense offizzle that has caught on is the one with which we are most familiar today, "to fail or die out.”在腓利门荷兰1601年对普林尼的博物志 中， 我们对fizzle 一词的用法感到很惊讶， 它说如果驴吃了某种植物，“他们就会放屁。” Fizzle 首先在英语中指“无声地放屁，”是在牛津英语字典 的高雅用语中出现的。 在19世纪，fizzle 有了一个相关的但更文雅的含义， “发嘶嘶声，如同烟火那样，”这个词义是通过1881年11月7日的伦敦每日新闻 的引文说明的： “抱负不大的火箭，它们顽固地嘶嘶下坠。”同一世纪，fizzle 还赋与了比喻义， 其中的一个比喻义似乎在耶鲁大学很流行。1849年的耶鲁文学杂志 给这个词下了一个有益的定义： “Fizzle， 不十分情愿地上升，常犹豫不决，最终放弃； 通常是弄错问题。”人们已接受的fizzle 的比喻义， 即今天我们最为熟悉的“失败或消失”〔shrink〕shrink from making such a sacrifice.对做出这样的牺牲犹豫不决〔hem〕"a leader who cannot make up his or her mind, never knows what to do, hems and haws"(Margaret Thatcher)“一个犹豫不决，不知所措，含糊其词的领导人”(玛格丽特·撒切尔)〔balance〕To sway or waver as if losing or regaining equilibrium.犹豫不决：摇摆或晃动，好象失去或恢复平衡〔waver〕To exhibit irresolution or indecision; vacillate:犹豫不决：表现出犹豫或举棋不定；动摇：〔impulse〕had an impulse to run away; an impulse of regret that made me hesitate; bought a hat on impulse.有一种跑开的冲动；突发的后悔之情令我犹豫不决；心血来潮买了一顶帽子〔indecisive〕Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute:优柔寡断的, 不果断的：倾向于或以下不了决定为特征的；犹豫不决的：〔timid〕Fearful and hesitant:胆怯的：害怕的，犹豫不决的：〔hesitation〕The state of being hesitant.踌躇：犹豫不决的状态〔waver〕wavered over buying a house.See Synonyms at hesitate 在买房上犹豫不决 参见 hesitate〔doubtful〕Dubious expresses uncertainty less directly and less forcefully;often it suggests hesitancy, suspicion, or mistrust: Dubious 表示的不确定性不那么直接和不那么强，通常它含有犹豫不决、猜疑、不信任的意思： 〔blink〕To waver or back down, as in a contest of wills:动摇，犹豫：犹豫不决或后退，如在意志的较量中犹豫不决：〔doubt〕from Latin dubitāre [to waver] * see dwo- 源自 拉丁语 dubitāre [犹豫不决] * 参见 dwo- 〔undecided〕undecided voters.犹豫不决的选举者〔hesitate〕These verbs mean to be uncertain, irresolute, or indecisive.Tohesitate is to hold back or pause because of doubt or uncertainty, as about what to do or say: 这些动词意为不肯定、优柔寡断或犹豫不决。Hesitate 是指因为怀疑或不确定，如不知做什么或说什么而退缩不前或停下来： 〔whiffle〕To move or think erratically; vacillate.反复无常：变化无常地移动或思考；三心二意，犹豫不决〔hesitation〕The act or an instance of hesitating.犹豫：犹豫不决的行为或事例〔oscillate〕To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate:动摇，犹豫：犹豫不决，如在不同意见或不同方案上；踌躇：〔hesitate〕The marine never faltered in his duty. 那位海军陆战队士兵执行军务时从未犹豫不决。 |
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