TEM8
外刊例句
- While America dithered, Britain set a good example in last week’s budget.
美国还在犹豫不决之际,英国在上周的预算中做出了好榜样。
——《经济学人》 - But if you need to click on an inordinate number of buttons and links, or dither over what to do next, the designer has failed.
但如果你需要点击过多的按钮和链接,或者费神思考下一步该怎么做,那么它的设计师就已经失败了。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] be indecisive
[动词] 犹豫不决
深入解读
Dither 一词源自古英语 didderen 的语音变体,原指 “颤抖”,到了1908年开始用来表示“犹豫不决”。与犹豫或者不愿接受某个想法或承诺的 balk 和因有所怀疑而犹豫顾忌的 demur 不同, dither 的这种犹豫主要由紧张、混乱或缺乏目标引起,比如:
- 别犹豫了,赶快决定你想要哪个!
Stop dithering and choose which one you want! - 我们仍在犹豫要不要结婚。
We’re still dithering over whether to marry.
所以用作名词时, dither 不仅可以表示“犹豫不决、踌躇”的状态,还可以指“紧张、焦虑、慌乱”,比如:
- 我拿不定主意邀请谁。
I’m in a dither about who to invite. - 吉迪恩紧张得有些不知穿什么衣服去参加面试才好。
Gideon is in a bit of a dither about what to wear for the interview.
名人用例
Imagine a giant asteroid on a direct collision course with Earth. That is the equivalent of what we face now with climate change, yet we dither.
想象一下,一颗巨大的小行星正在与地球直接相撞。这相当于我们现在面临的气候变化,然而我们却还在犹豫不决。
出自美国气候学家詹姆斯·汉森(James Hansen,1941年3月29日-)。他从1988年开始进行气候变化相关研究,并提高了公众对全球变暖及其危害的认识,曾因其激进主义行为而多次被捕。
常见短语
“dither” 这个词通常指的是犹豫、瞻前顾后、拿不定主意,形容某人在做决定或行动时感到不确定或犹豫不决。下面是50个包含这个词的短语以及它们的中文解释:
- In a dither – 犹豫不决
- dither about a decision – 在决定方面犹豫不决
- dither over options – 对选择犹豫不决
- dither between two choices – 在两个选择间犹豫不决
- dithering on a plan – 对计划犹豫不决
- dither about the future – 对未来犹豫不决
- dithering in uncertainty – 在不确定性中犹豫不决
- dither over important matters – 对重要事项犹豫不决
- dithering in the face of challenges – 在面对挑战时犹豫不决
- dither about career choices – 对职业选择犹豫不决
- dithering over financial decisions – 对财务决策犹豫不决
- dithering before taking action – 在采取行动之前犹豫不决
- dither over the best approach – 对最佳方法犹豫不决
- dithering on a strategy – 对策略犹豫不决
- dither about time management – 对时间管理犹豫不决
- dithering about project priorities – 对项目优先级犹豫不决
- dither over personal goals – 对个人目标犹豫不决
- dithering between staying and leaving – 在留下和离开之间犹豫不决
- dithering on investment decisions – 对投资决策犹豫不决
- dither about relationship choices – 对关系选择犹豫不决
- dither over work-life balance – 对工作与生活平衡犹豫不决
- dithering on product design – 对产品设计犹豫不决
- dither over marketing strategies – 对营销策略犹豫不决
- dither about expanding the business – 对扩大业务犹豫不决
- dithering about travel plans – 对旅行计划犹豫不决
- dithering over a difficult conversation – 对困难对话犹豫不决
- dither about starting a new project – 对开始新项目犹豫不决
- dithering over financial investments – 对金融投资犹豫不决
- dither about accepting the offer – 对接受邀请犹豫不决
- dithering on pricing decisions – 对定价决策犹豫不决
- dither about technological changes – 对技术变革犹豫不决
- dithering on policy adjustments – 对政策调整犹豫不决
- dither about team restructuring – 对团队重组犹豫不决
- dithering over communication strategies – 对沟通策略犹豫不决
- dither about handling the crisis – 对处理危机犹豫不决
- dithering on innovation initiatives – 对创新举措犹豫不决
- dither about product launches – 对产品发布犹豫不决
- dithering on personnel decisions – 对人事决策犹豫不决
- dither about budget allocation – 对预算分配犹豫不决
- dithering over customer feedback – 对客户反馈犹豫不决
- dither about market trends – 对市场趋势犹豫不决
- dithering on legal matters – 对法律事务犹豫不决
- dither about product improvements – 对产品改进犹豫不决
- dithering over resource allocation – 对资源分配犹豫不决
- dither about project deadlines – 对项目截止日期犹豫不决
- dithering on cost-saving measures – 对降低成本措施犹豫不决
- dither about expansion strategies – 对扩张策略犹豫不决
- dithering on quality assurance – 对质量保证犹豫不决
- dither about sustainability initiatives – 对可持续发展举措犹豫不决
- dithering over competitive analysis – 对竞争分析犹豫不决
这些短语展示了”dither“这个词在描述犹豫、拿不定主意、瞻前顾后等情况时的用法。
同近义词
- hesitate: pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty
- waver: be undecided between two opinions or courses of action; be irresolute
- teeter: be unable to decide between different courses; waver