in a dither 的定义
- Also, all of a dither; in a flutter or tizzy. In a state of tremulous agitation, as in Planning the wedding put her in a dither, or He tried to pull himself together, but he was all of a dither, or She showed up in such a flutter that our meeting was useless. The noun dither dates from the early 1800s and goes back to the Middle English verb didderen, “to tremble”; in a flutter dates from the mid-1700s; in a tizzy dates from about 1930 and is of uncertain origin.
in a dither 近义词
等同于 apprehensive
in a dither 的近义词 35 个
- afraid
- concerned
- doubtful
- jittery
- jumpy
- suspicious
- uncertain
- uneasy
- uptight
- alarmed
- biting nails
- butterflies
- disquieted
- feel in bones
- foreboding
- frozen
- get vibes
- have a hunch
- have cold feet
- have funny feeling
- have stage fright
- hung up
- in a cold sweat
- in a sweat
- jellyfish
- lily-livered
- mistrustful
- running scared
- scaredy-cat
- shaky
- stiff
- troubled
- weak
- worried
- worried sick
in a dither 的反义词 20 个
等同于 bewildered
in a dither 的近义词 46 个
- astonished
- awed
- baffled
- befuddled
- dazed
- mystified
- perplexed
- puzzled
- rattled
- shocked
- startled
- stunned
- surprised
- addled
- appalled
- astounded
- dazzled
- disconcerted
- dizzy
- dumbfounded
- flabbergasted
- floored
- flustered
- lost
- misled
- muddled
- reeling
- staggered
- stumped
- stupefied
- thrown
- agape
- aghast
- agog
- awe-struck
- bowled over
- dumbstruck
- flipped out
- giddy
- punchy
- shook up
- speechless
- taken aback
- thunderstruck
- uncertain
- unglued
in a dither 的反义词 4 个
等同于 fearful
in a dither 的近义词 47 个
- afraid
- agitated
- anxious
- frightened
- hesitant
- jittery
- nervous
- panicky
- scared
- shy
- skittish
- tense
- timid
- uneasy
- aflutter
- aghast
- chicken
- chickenhearted
- diffident
- disquieted
- disturbed
- fainthearted
- goose-bumpy
- have cold feet
- intimidated
- jumpy
- lily-livered
- mousy
- nerveless
- nervy
- perturbed
- phobic
- pusillanimous
- quivery
- rabbity
- running scared
- shaky
- sheepish
- shrinking
- solicitous
- spineless
- timorous
- tremulous
- unmanly
- weak-kneed
- worried
- yellow
in a dither 的反义词 18 个
更多in a dither例句
- ROME — What does it take for a Hollywood A-lister to get a private audience with Pope Francis?
- This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
- Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
- Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
- Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
- Now-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
- He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
- All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
- Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
- The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.