dither

dither
verb
[no obj.]
  1. be indecisive
    犹豫不决
    I can't bear people who dither.
    我受不了优柔寡断的人。
    he was dithering about the election date.
    他拿不准选举的日子。
  2. [with obj.](Computing)display or print (an image) without sharp edges so that there appear to be more colours in it than are really available
    (计算机)混色，抖色
    [as adj. dithered]dithered bit maps.
    抖色位图。
noun
  1. [mass noun](informal)indecisive behaviour
    (非正式)犹豫不决
    after months of dither ministers had still not agreed.
    在犹豫了几个月之后，大臣们还是没有达成一致意见。
  2. [in sing.]a state of agitation
    颤抖；激动，兴奋
    all of a dither, he prophesied instant chaos.
    他浑身颤抖，预言骚乱已是迫在眉睫。
派生
ditherer
noun
dithery
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (in the dialect sense 'tremble, quiver'): variant of dialect didder; related to dodder
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