dilly-dally

英 [ˈdɪli dæli]

美 [ˈdɪli dæli]

v.  磨蹭; 犹豫

牛津词典

verb

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

英英释义

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing
  1. He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
  Synonym:procrastinatestalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydillydally

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。