Hesitation

(noun.) the act of pausing uncertainly; 'there was a hesitation in his speech'.

(noun.) indecision in speech or action.

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• Mr. Bulstrode replied without haste, but also without hesitation. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I felt some hesitation in suggesting rank as high as the colonelcy of a regiment, feeling somewhat doubtful whether I would be equal to the position. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• This was the sum of my speech, delivered with great improprieties and hesitation. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Sissy submitted, after a little hesitation, 'I should not be the worse, Miss Louisa. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• He then laid a telegraph from Washington to Baltimore under the auspices of the United States Government, which after long hesitation appropriated $30,000 for the purpose. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The great minister showed perceptible hesitation. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Mastering some hesitation, he answered, Miss Oliver, I presume. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Mr. Godfrey took advantage of this hesitation to get back again to his bedroom before you came out, and discovered him. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• After a few moments of painful hesitation, I broke the silence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Mr. Hale's ever-ready sympathy with anything of shyness or hesitation, or want of self-possession, made him come to his aid. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Don't attach any weight to my hesitation. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The women's faces, as she paused interrogatively on the threshold, were a study in hesitation. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I know this is a confidence, she modestly said, after a little hesitation, and in earnest tears, I know you would say this to no one else. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• These changes were all made on my recommendation and without hesitation. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Almost for the first time in his life, Mr. Sedley found himself talking, without the least timidity or hesitation, to a person of the other sex. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This had always been the conclusion of Will's hesitations. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• She knew Selden--she saw how the force of her faith in Lily must have helped to dispel his hesitations. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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