dithered
past simple and past participle ofdither
| 单词 | dithered |
| 释义 | dithered past simple and past participle ofdither dither verb[I] disapprovinguk/ˈdɪð.ər/us/ˈdɪð.ɚ/to beunableto make adecisionabout doing something: Stop dithering andchoosewhich one youwant! She's still ditheringoverwhether toacceptthejobshe's just beenoffered. Hesitating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Doubt & ambivalence Examplesofdithereddithered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Havingditheredover 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The farming community, who hithertoditheredat 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For two years the managersdithered, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They haveditheredhere and there on specific items of policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But where the health authoritiesditheredand 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have talked and talked anddithered; there has been no action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Weditheredwhen 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theydithered; they talked about the carrier from 1960 on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Itditheredwhether to use incineration instead of burial. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We must not dither as long as weditheredabout the decision on the replacement of aircraft. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While they havedithered, 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that they havedithereda bit between 165,000 and 180,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is deplorable how they haveditheredand 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 theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They did nothing—one might almost say that theydithered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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 theOpen 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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