hesitate与waver这两个动词均含“犹豫、踌躇”之意。
hesitate : 普通用词，一般指在决定干什么，选择什么或说什么等行动之前犹豫不决。
- She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question.
在回答警探的问题之前，她稍稍犹豫了一下。 - "Do you love me?" she asked. He hesitated and then said, "I'm not sure."
“你爱我吗？”她问道。他犹豫了一下，然后说：“我不确定。” - If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me.
如果你需要什么，马上给我打电话。
waver : 指因优柔寡断而迟迟不见行动，或虽作出决定，伸行动上却犹豫不决，因此含畏缩不前之意。
- "What are you going to have?" "Er, I'm wavering between the soup and the mushroom quiche."
“你要吃什么？”“哦，我正在犹豫是喝汤还是吃乳蛋饼。” - She's wavering between buying a house in the city or moving away.
她举棋不定，不知是在这个城市里买所房子，还是迁居他处。
