| 词汇 | dithering |
| 释义 | dithering present 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 ditheringdithering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There are hints that the author appreciates this fact, but in referring to a masking effect he is misrepresenting the basis of the dithering principle. Nader is depicted as a young man disdainful of the ' 'vain ostentation, the pettiness, the laziness and dithering' ' (p. 23) that supposedly characterized the court. The latter decades of the century, for instance, saw delays and default in payment of wages and artisans became reluctant to work for the state, dithering from reporting when summoned. We welcome this belated move but cannot help but criticise him for his dithering and inability to react to public opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the time when we have to have a decision because the policy for aviation is not a policy of dithering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not disgraceful to stigmatise the unemployed as uncertain, irresolute, incompetent and, as the advertisements suggest, dithering? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, today is not the time for criticism of past dithering, disunity and indecision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This sort of dithering has been an element which has been obvious throughout this whole disease. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The values at stake are too central, too fundamental for us to accept dithering or compromises. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English When will he stop dithering and announce a decision? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fitting testimony to months of dithering and contradictory statements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He must stop dithering and decide what he will do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, tonight we have heard nothing but dithering and fudging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, once we have arrived at a true appraisal, we should stick to it; there is nothing worse than dithering about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we have been doing all this time is dithering between two different policies. 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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