dilly-dallying

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

Translation

v. 浪費時間;拖拖拉拉 (dawdle)。
v. (often used reflexively) 不加緊地前進;拖拖拉拉 (dawdle)。
n. 空閒漫遊;拖拖拉拉的行為 (dawdling)。
adv. 拖拖拉拉地;不加緊地。

Phrases & Collocations

stop dilly-dallying

停止磨磨蹭蹭

dilly-dallying around

磨磨蹭蹭地晃蕩

avoiding dilly-dallying

避免磨磨蹭蹭

no dilly-dallying

不要磨磨蹭蹭

after dilly-dallying

磨磨蹭蹭後

dilly-dallying now

現在磨磨蹭蹭

without dilly-dallying

不要磨磨蹭蹭

dilly-dallying less

少磨磨蹭蹭

dilly-dallying time

磨磨蹭蹭的時間

Example Sentences

stop dilly-dallying and finish your homework!

別再拖拖拉拉了,把你的作業做完!

we can't afford to be dilly-dallying around if we want to catch the train.

如果我們想趕上火車,我們負擔不起浪費時間了。

he spent the entire afternoon dilly-dallying in the park.

他整個下午都在公園裡閒蕩。

don't waste time dilly-dallying; get straight to the point.

別浪費時間閒蕩;直接切入重點。

the team lost because of dilly-dallying in the final minutes.

球隊在最後幾分鐘浪費時間,導致失利。

i warned them about dilly-dallying with the project deadline.

我警告他們不要拖延專案截止日期。

she accused him of dilly-dallying with their plans.

她指責他拖延他們的計畫。

there's no time for dilly-dallying; we need to act quickly.

沒有時間浪費;我們需要迅速行動。

he was constantly dilly-dallying, avoiding important tasks.

他總是閒蕩,逃避重要的任務。

we need to avoid dilly-dallying with the budget negotiations.

我們需要避免在預算談判中拖延。

stop dilly-dallying; let's get started on the presentation.

別再拖拖拉拉了;讓我們開始做簡報吧。

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