英语词汇“dither”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

ditherdither1 /ˈdɪðɚ/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYdither¹

Origin: 1600-1700 didder to shake (14-19 centuries)

VERB TABLE

dither

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dither
	he, she, it	dithers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dithered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dithered
	he, she, it	has dithered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dithered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dither
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dithered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dithering
	he, she, it	is dithering
	you, we, they	are dithering
Past	I, he, she, it	was dithering
	you, we, they	were dithering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dithering
	he, she, it	has been dithering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dithering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dithering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dithering

to keep changing your opinion or decision about something, especially to avoid making a final decision: dither on/over They’re still dithering over the date of the wedding. [Origin: 1600–1700 didder to shake (14–19 centuries)]—ditherer noun [countable]