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单词 indecisiveness
释义
indecisivein‧de‧ci‧sive /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv◂/ ●○○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • An indecisive commander is unlikely to win the confidence of his men.
  • an indecisive debate
  • I'm sorry to be so indecisive, but can I let you know tomorrow?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Half wanting to quit, half determined to persevere he was caught for some moments, indecisive and forlorn.
  • He was notably indecisive, especially in a crisis.
  • Macbeth shouldn't have been indecisive about the murder.
  • People were trying to tell me I was too indecisive.
  • Somewhere in the whitewashed recesses of the building a secretary tapped in indecisive spurts on a manual typewriter.
  • There was a moment of indecisive silence, then rising voices, then the flies again.
  • They may be indecisive and not know what they want.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot good at making decisions quickly and firmly
· I'm sorry to be so indecisive, but can I let you know tomorrow?· An indecisive commander is unlikely to win the confidence of his men.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnoundecisionindecisionadjectivedecidedundecideddecisiveindecisiveadverbdecidedlydecisivelyindecisivelyverbdecide
1unable to make clear decisions or choices OPP  decisive:  a weak and indecisive leader2not having a clear result SYN  inconclusive:  a confused, indecisive battleindecisively adverbindecisiveness noun [uncountable]
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