| 单词 | dither |
| 释义 | dither (once / 16371 pages) vn When you dither, you're flustered because you can't make up your mind about something. You might dither about what to do if your two best friends invite you to parties on the same night. The verb dither implies not only that you're having a hard time deciding about something, but that you're upset or agitated about it. You might say to your friend, "Don't just pace around and dither about what to wear! We're going to be late!" In the 17th century, dither meant "quake or tremble," and by the early 1800s it came to mean both "vacillate" and "be anxious." WORD FAMILYdither: dithered, dithering, dithers+/dithering: ditherings USAGE EXAMPLESMost importantly, what are residents and visitors to the nation’s capital to do while D.C. criminal justice officials dither? Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) The dithering junior Michael Flynn insists the spurious Comet Ping Pong story will continue to flourish until it is proven false. Seattle Times(Dec 06, 2016) Dithering provides opportunities to the Kim regime, while underlining the need for strong leadership in the White House. Time(Nov 17, 2016) 1v act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain Hyper fret be agitated or irritated 2v make a fuss; be agitated Syn|Hyper flap, pother fret, fuss, niggle worry unnecessarily or excessively 3n an excited state of agitation he was in a dither Syn|Hyper flap, fuss, pother, tizzy agitation a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance |
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