Irresolute
[ɪ'rezəluːt] or [ɪ'rɛzə'lʊt]
解释:
(adj.) uncertain how to act or proceed; 'the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute' .
校对:克劳斯--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution.
阿琳整理
同义词及近义词：
a. Undetermined, undecided, wavering, vacillating, unsettled, unsteady, hesitating, infirm of purpose, on the fence; waiting to see which way the cat jumps, or which way the wind blows; waiting for something to turn up.
编辑:塞格雷
同义词及反义词：
[See RESOLUTE]
艾德里安整理
解释:
adj. not firm in purpose.—adv. Irres′olutely.—ns. Irres′oluteness Irresolū′tion want of resolution.
编辑:梅森
例句:
- After waiting irresolute, for a minute or more, in the middle of the room, he moved to the corner near the window, where the Indian cabinet stood. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- She hung about Dixon for a minute or so, as if afraid and irresolute; then suddenly kissing her, she went quickly out of the room. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- He was an undecided, irresolute chap, who had everything but his orphan life scared out of him when he was young. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- She trembled; she stood irresolute. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- When I came to you last week and found you alone, I came determined to know the truth; though irresolute what to do when it WAS known. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- He wandered on again, irresolute and undecided, and oppressed with the fear of another solitary night. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- In an irresolute way, and stealing a clumsy look at her, Bradley rose to place a chair for her, and then returned to his own. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- He stood a moment most irresolute; then, stepping forward, took her palfrey by the rein, and bent his knee before her. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Ah---- he murmured, his head drooping again, and his irresolute hand switching at the underbrush along the lane. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- He stood irresolute, wishing suddenly to see the inside of the house, so that he might picture the room that Madame Olenska sat in. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Holmes paused irresolute, and then he glanced back at the road which he had just traversed. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- She had loitered for a few paces as though irresolute, and making up her mind to advance; but the sound determined her, and she stepped into the hall. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- Abelard, a man of splendid talents, and ranking as the first debater of his time, became timid, irresolute, and distrustful of his powers. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- At length Will, seeming to bethink himself, took up his hat, yet stood some moments irresolute. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- There being still no answer, I went out at the door, irresolute what to do. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
- The old man stood irresolute and uncertain for a moment, as if there might be further instructions for him in reserve. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Little Henry was in her thoughts, and a mixture of alarm and delicacy made her irresolute what else to say. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- He now furtively raised his eyes: he glanced at me, irresolute, disturbed: he again surveyed the picture. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- He appeared irresolute. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- For a moment Tarzan stood irresolute, swayed by conflicting emotions of loyalty to D'Arnot and a mighty lust for the freedom of his own jungle. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- How expressive that heightened colour in her face, that fluttered manner, her downcast eyes, her irresolute happiness! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
编辑:梅森