| 词汇 | dithered |
| 释义 | dithered past simple and past participle ofdither dither verb[ I ] disapprovinguk /ˈdɪð.ər/ us /ˈdɪð.ɚ/ to be unable to make a decision about doing something: 犹豫，踌躇 Stop dithering and choose which one you want!别犹豫了，赶快决定你想要哪个！ She's still dithering over whether to accept the job she's just been offered.她还在犹豫要不要接受刚刚给她的那份工作。 Hesitating backward broken English dilly-dally dither ditherer foot halting haltingly hang hang back have a foot in both campsidiom haw hesitant hesitantly hesitate hesitatingly hesitation hum sit sit on the fenceidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Doubt & ambivalence Related wordsditherer dithery Examples of dithereddithered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Having dithered over calling an election in 1978, he tried to buy off the industrial disruption of last winter and finally succumbed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farming community, who hitherto dithered at the very mention of controls, were no longer afraid of them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For two years the managers dithered, until finally they made up their minds that the school would have to become a controlled school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have dithered here and there on specific items of policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But where the health authorities dithered and waited for directions—which they never received—the militancy almost always increased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have talked and talked and dithered; there has been no action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We dithered when we took a clear and unambiguous decision to replace a major policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They dithered; they talked about the carrier from 1960 on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It dithered whether to use incineration instead of burial. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We must not dither as long as we dithered about the decision on the replacement of aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While they have dithered, millions of children have missed the only chance they have ever had of getting the best start to their school life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that they have dithered a bit between 165,000 and 180,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is deplorable how they have dithered and procrastinated over the years over a problem which has now reached a crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They did nothing—one might almost say that they dithered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We read how those experts made decisions on their own, havered, dithered, altered their decisions and in fact generally led an uncontrolled life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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