Mary made as if to protest, then hesitated...是什么意思？

Mary made as if to protest, then hesitated...

玛丽好像要抗议，却又犹豫了。

Mary

n. 玛丽（女子名）；

例句
When Mary finally appeared, she made her apologies to Mrs Madrigal.
最终露面时，玛丽向马德里加尔夫人表示了歉意。

made

adj. …制的，（人工）做成的，拼成的，虚构的，保证成功的；v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

protest

n. 抗议，反对，申明；

例句
...a protest over Aboriginal land rights.
为争取澳大利亚土著居民土地权的抗议

then

adv. 那时，然后，那么，话说回来；adj. 当时的，那时的；

例句
Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.
莉兹调了调后视镜，将车子挪出了停车位。

hesitated

v. 犹豫( hesitate的过去式和过去分词 )，吞吞吐吐，顾虑，停顿；

例句
She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding...
她在回答之前犹豫了一下。