He had emerged from being a hesitant and unsure candidate into a fluent debater.

他从一个吞吞吐吐、毫不自信的候选人成长为一位流畅的辩手。

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the usual reply is a hesitant "Sorry, " or some other weak excuse, as he or she likely has not been trained properly or doesn't know any better.

通常的回答是犹豫。 “对不齐，”或者其他一些蹩脚的借口，好像他或者她培训没培好，或者不识时务。

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Editor: I read your painting. I found your painting had no a hesitant phase and the changed firmly. How did you find the language and the way?

艺术经纬：我看您的作品几乎没有一个犹疑的阶段，变化特别坚定，比如您画面的语言，或者行为的方式，当时怎么找到的？

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It helped me in my mind sort of take that step that I was otherwise just a little too hesitant to take in my freshman year.

当初这让我下定决心,虽然当时我还有点犹豫不决,那是在我上大一的时候。

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Iser's understanding of gapping the spark plug is a much more bold affirmative of the imaginative powers of the reader, a much more bold process than the hesitant conservative process suggested by Gadamer.

伊瑟尔火花塞间隙的见解,更加肯定读者的能力，比葛达玛倡导的保守程序,更加大胆。

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As he was answering the last few letters, he heard a hesitant knock at the door.

NEWYORKER: Waiting

Wells Fargo deserves a hesitant pat on the back for helping its depositors save time.

FORBES: Hurry Up And Wait

Davidson robbed a hesitant Chris Hogg but shot wide before MacKay's effort was deflected over the Hibs crossbar.

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