đo đắn
Definition
- Verb:
- To hesitate: To pause or delay before acting, speaking, or deciding, often due to uncertainty or careful consideration.
- To weigh up / to deliberate: To think carefully about the different possibilities or consequences before making a choice.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy đo đắn rất lâu trước khi đưa ra câu trả lời. (She hesitated for a long time before giving an answer.)
- Anh ấy đo đắn giữa hai lựa chọn công việc. (He deliberated between the two job offers.)
Advanced Usage
- "sự đo đắn": (noun) hesitation, indecision.
- Sự đo đắn của anh ấy khiến mọi người sốt ruột. (His hesitation made everyone impatient.)
Variants and Related Words
- Do dự (v): to hesitate, to be indecisive. This is a more common synonym.
- Đừng do dự nữa, hãy quyết định đi. (Don't hesitate any longer, make a decision.)
Synonyms
- Hesitate: To pause before doing something.
- Deliberate: To consider or discuss carefully.
- Waver: To be indecisive.
Related Idioms
- Đo đắn cân nhắc: To weigh and consider carefully; to think something over thoroughly.
- Cần đo đắn cân nhắc mọi khía cạnh trước khi ký hợp đồng. (You need to weigh up every aspect carefully before signing the contract.)