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dil·ly-dal·ly
dI li dae li
dilly-dallies, dilly-dallying, dilly-dallied
Verb
1. postpone doing what one should be doing;
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
"徘徊,拖延,闲逛",也可写作 dillydally,1741年,可能是 dally(参见)的重复形式。相关词汇: Dilly-dallying。
reduplication of dally
The first known use of dillydally was in 1741
dining roomnoun
a room used for eating meals
dining carnoun
a railroad car in which meals are served
ding-dongnoun
the ringing sound made by repeated strokes especially on a bell
dime storenoun
a store that sells mainly inexpensive goods
dillydallyverb
to waste time : dawdle
1 don't dillydally on the way to the store
2 restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying
3 There was the tapping of the top of the bat to his toes, scribbling in the dirt, adjusting his gloves and swiping his shoulder, among other displays of dillydallying.
4 Bathroom breaks and other excuses for dillydallying give your heart rate a chance to return to normal.
5 Don't dally over your meal, we don't want to miss our train.
你吃饭别再磨蹭啦,我们不想误火车。
6 You should not dally away your time.
你不应该浪费时间。
7 Don't dilly dally, hurry up!
别磨磨蹭蹭的, 快点!
1 浪费时间
dawdle dally frig about time-wasting dillydallying dilly-dallying dillydally pointless around lollygag jack around arse about lose time
2 闲混
3 磨蹭
linger dawdle dally dillydallying dilly-dallying traipse dillydally faff around delay loiter drag your feet drag your heels mess around trail slow
5 闲逛
rambling tour wander stroll loaf saunter toddle gad mooch lallygag meander ramble stooge mosey lig trog truck delay troll bum potter lop hang in bat around
6 犹豫
backward hesitant hesitantly doubtfully hesitation wavering vacillation dillydallying incertitude dilly-dallying doubtfulness pause hesitate falter vacillate dillydally tentative unconfident dither dubitation hover scruple boggle halt teeter fear stagger oscillate give pause to hum and haw look back unsure uncertain uncertainly uncertainty hesitancy dubiety weaken shilly-shally hang back from hold back from doing hold back give pause hang back