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hesitation

/hɛzəteɪʃən/

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1 · noun

a certain degree of unwillingness

犹豫

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After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.
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犹豫了片刻之后，他把书放在了桌子上。
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Pronunciation: /hɛzəteɪʃən/

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