dilly-dally

[US]/[ˈdɪli ˈdælə]/
[UK]/[ˈdɪli ˈdælə]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. 拖延時間;閒逛;不急促地進行或行動。
adv. 拖延或無目標地。

Phrases & Collocations

dilly-dallying around

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don't dilly-dally

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stop dilly-dallying

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dilly-dally with

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no dilly-dally

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dilly-dallying now

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avoid dilly-dally

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stop dilly-dally

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dilly-dallying then

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Example Sentences

don't dilly-dally; we need to leave soon.

不要磨磨蹭蹭的;我們很快就得離開了。

we can't dilly-dally around if we want to finish on time.

如果想要按時完成,我們就不能磨磨蹭蹭。

stop dilly-dallying and get to work!

停止磨磨蹭蹭,開始工作吧!

he tends to dilly-dally when faced with difficult tasks.

面對困難的任務時,他總會磨磨蹭蹭。

the project will fail if we dilly-dally with the planning.

如果我們在規劃上磨磨蹭蹭,這個專案就會失敗。

i don't want to dilly-dally with the details; let's move on.

我不想在細節上磨磨蹭蹭,我們繼續下去吧。

stop dilly-dallying and making excuses.

停止磨磨蹭蹭和找藉口。

we need to avoid dilly-dallying during the presentation.

在展示期間我們需要避免磨磨蹭蹭。

don't dilly-dally with the decision; make a choice.

不要在決定上磨磨蹭蹭;做出選擇。

she warned him not to dilly-dally on the journey.

她警告他不要在旅程中磨磨蹭蹭。

we can't dilly-dally with the preparations for the event.

我們不能在活動的準備工作上磨磨蹭蹭。

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