- a state of not being able to decide what you should do犹豫不决;踌躇
- After months of dither, a decision has still not been made.经过几个月的犹豫不决,仍未做出决定。
- in a dither (about/over something) I'm in a dither about who to invite.我拿不定主意邀请谁。
- a state of excitement or worry紧张;焦虑;慌乱
- in a dither (about/over something) Don't get yourself in a dither over everything.不要什么事都紧张兮兮。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder.