dither

英 [ˈdɪðə(r)]

美 [ˈdɪðər]

v.  犹豫不决; 踌躇
n.  犹豫不决; 踌躇; 紧张; 焦虑; 慌乱

过去式：dithered　现在分词：dithering　过去分词：dithered　复数：dithers　第三人称单数：dithers　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18861 / COCA.25282

牛津词典

verb

• 犹豫不决；踌躇
  to hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide
  1. She was dithering over what to wear.
     她拿不定主意穿什么好。
  2. Stop dithering and get on with it.
     别再犹豫了，继续干吧。

noun

• 犹豫不决；踌躇
  a state of not being able to decide what you should do
  1. I'm in a dither about who to invite.
     我拿不定主意邀请谁。
• 紧张；焦虑；慌乱
  a state of excitement or worry
  1. Don't get yourself in a dither over everything.
     不要什么事都紧张兮兮的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 犹豫不决;踌躇
  When someonedithers, they hesitate because they are unable to make a quick decision about something.
  1. We're still dithering over whether to marry...
     我们仍在犹豫要不要结婚。
  2. If you have been dithering about buying shares, now could be the time to do it.
     如果你一直在犹豫是否要买股票，现在或许是买的时候了。

英英释义

noun

• an excited state of agitation
  1. he was in a dither
  2. there was a terrible flap about the theft
  Synonym:potherfusstizzyflap

verb

• make a fuss
  Synonym:flappother
• act nervously

双语例句

• It has allowed politicians to dither ( particularly in the euro zone) and to put off tough fiscal choices.
  它使政治家们举步不前（特别是在欧元区），推迟了困难的财政选择。
• And the Fed has perhaps learned that it is better to act swiftly rather than dither.
  联合理事会也许已经学会了更好的快速执行而不是犹豫不决。
• He tends to get all of a dither when there are many possible choices.
  面临很多选择时，他便会犹豫不决。
• Nothing irritates the regular customers and bar staff more than a gang of strangers blocking all access to the bar while they chat and dither about what to order.
  酒吧常客和酒保最腻味的就是一大夥人堵在吧台边，一边聊著一边又犹豫不知喝什麽酒好。
• We're still dithering over whether to marry
  我们仍在犹豫要不要结婚。
• Several main frequency-biasing techniques were introduced, and rate bias technique was compared with dither bias technique.
  综述了几种主要的偏频技术，比较了目前卓有成效的速率偏频技术和机械抖动偏频技术；
• Dither Injection Applied to Direct Digital Frequency Synthesizer Based on FPGA
  可编程门阵列直接数字频率合成的抖动注入
• The approaches to improve the performance of dither mechanism are discussed.
  分析了抖动机构的性能要求，根据这些要求对抖动机构的设计方法进行了研究。
• Economists warned politicians not to dither.
  经济学家警告政客们不要犹豫。
• On the first pass, it has come from its essential dither point between the Sun and its second foci, the Sun's binary, so has traveled, suddenly, a longer distance than it does on the return trip.
  在它第一次通过时，它来自于太阳和太阳的第二个“焦点”，即太阳的双星之间的基本“颤抖点”，因而与它回程的时候相比，突然穿越了更长的距离。