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

• 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。
• Pat is in a bit of a dither about what to wear for the interview.
  帕特有点紧张，不知穿什么去面试。
• They may dither, and vacillate between denial and acceptance, and this is quite common.
  他们可能会踌躇，并且在否认与接受之间犹豫，这很普通。
• 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。
• 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。
• Economists warned politicians not to dither.
  经济学家警告政客们不要犹豫。
• We're still dithering over whether to marry
  我们仍在犹豫要不要结婚。
• Experiments show this algorithm has a faster convergence speed and the dither signal can be removed effectively.
  结果表明，该算法具有较快的收敛速度且能够有效去除激光陀螺计数脉冲中的抖动成分。
• 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。
• Other banks are hoarding earnings or shrinking assets, or the reverse, choosing to ramp up risk again while regulators dither.
  其它银行要么在囤积收益、削减资产规模，要么反过来，选择在监管机构犹豫不决之际提高风险水平。