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dither

verb
🔊/ˈdɪðə(r)/
🔊/ˈdɪðər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dither
🔊/ˈdɪðə(r)/
🔊/ˈdɪðər/
he / she / it dithers
🔊/ˈdɪðəz/
🔊/ˈdɪðərz/
past simple dithered
🔊/ˈdɪðəd/
🔊/ˈdɪðərd/
past participle dithered
🔊/ˈdɪðəd/
🔊/ˈdɪðərd/
-ing form dithering
🔊/ˈdɪðərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdɪðərɪŋ/
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  1. to hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide犹豫不决；踌躇
    • Stop dithering and get on with it.别再犹豫了，继续干吧。🔊🔊
    • dither over something She was dithering over what to wear.她拿不定主意穿什么好。🔊🔊
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder.

dither

noun
🔊/ˈdɪðə(r)/
🔊/ˈdɪðər/
[singular] (informal)
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  1. a state of not being able to decide what you should do犹豫不决；踌躇
    • After months of dither, a decision has still not been made.经过几个月的抖动处理后，仍未做出决定。
    • in a dither (about/over something) I'm in a dither about who to invite.我拿不定主意邀请谁。🔊🔊
  2. a state of excitement or worry紧张；焦虑；慌乱
    • in a dither (about/over something) Don't get yourself in a dither over everything.不要什么事都紧张兮兮。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder.