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

• Economists warned politicians not to dither.
  经济学家警告政客们不要犹豫。
• Study in Digital Dither Bias Technique of Ring Laser Gyroscope
  环形激光陀螺数字抖动偏频技术研究
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• Some of the public thought it looked as if she felt she had something to prove, or as if she were afraid of her own femininity; as if this was a sign that as a leader she would dither in important matters, as well.
  在一些民众看来，这副打扮显得希拉里认为自己必须证明点什么，或者她是在害怕自己身上的女性特质，这似乎也是一个信号，表明她作为领导人遇到大事时会犹豫不决。
• Mr Obama also had good reason to dither over this particular conflict.
  奥巴马也有充分的理由对这场冲突犹豫不决。
• 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
• 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。
• The sight of the policeman made the murderer all of a dither.
  一见到警察，那个谋杀者吓得浑身发抖。