pother

英 ['pɒðə] 美
  • n. 喧扰,骚动;烦恼
  • vt. 使烦恼,使困扰
  • vi. 烦恼;忙乱

英英释义


1. an excited state of agitation;
"he was in a dither"
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"

英文词源


pother (n.)
1590s, "disturbance, commotion," of unknown origin. Meaning "mental trouble" is from 1640s; verb sense of "to fluster" is attested from 1690s.

词态变化


第三人称单数: pothers;过去式: pothered;过去分词: pothered;现在分词: pothering;