dilly-dally

美 [ˈdɪli dæli]英 [ˈdɪli dæli]
  • vi.磨蹭;犹豫
dilly-dallydilly-dally

verb

【不规则形式】dilly-dallies dilly-dallying dilly-dallied dilly-dallied

V磨蹭;犹豫
to take too long to do sth, go somewhere or make a decision

dawdle

verb

1
postpone doing what one should be doing
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
Synonym: procrastinate stall drag one's feet drag one's heels shillyshally dillydally

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  1. Like Drawn to Life , another one of5th Cell 's games , players can dilly-dally in the game 's startup menu .

    像《描绘人生》另一款5thCell的游戏,玩家能在游戏的开始菜单上磨蹭时间。

  2. Mother : Here , this should be enough . And don 't dilly-dally on the way . I want you to come straight back .

    母亲:来,这些钱应该够了。路上不要磨蹭,我要你马上回来。

  3. If you dilly-dally in this way , you 'll never get the work done .

    如果你老是这样吊儿郎当,那你别想把事情办好。

  4. Don 't dilly-dally ; we need to go to the party right now .

    不要消磨时间,我们要去参加宴会了。

  5. But at least you 've learned how to use " dilly-dally " .

    我只是要提醒你,你也有拖拖拉拉的时候。也就是:dilly-dally,对不对?

  6. In management you are expected to make decisions and there is a tendency for people to dilly-dally , which can be to the detriment of a company or business .

    在管理方面,你可能需要做出决策,人们往往会犹豫不决,这能对公司或企业造成伤害。

  7. Some people impose a time limit on this , because God forbid you dilly-dally on shoving that many pickles and disgusting juice down your throat .

    一些人对这种挑战加了个时间限制,因为上帝也不能容忍你把这么多泡菜和恶心的汤磨磨蹭蹭灌下喉咙。