英 [ˈdɔːdlɪŋ] 美 [ˈdɔːdlɪŋ]
adj. 懒散的；闲逛的
v. 虚度光阴；闲混（dawdle 的 ing 形式）
dawdle /ˈdɔːdəl/ TEM8 [ dawdling dawdled dawdles ]
不及物动词 If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. 磨蹭
Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle.
如果埃莉诺不磨蹭，她马上就会回来了。
... invasive adj. 侵略性的；攻击性的 dawdling adj. 懒散的；闲逛的 impromptu adj. 即席的，即兴的 ...
... estranged 疏远的 dawdling 拖拉、懒散 loner 不合群的人、独行侠 ...
Stop dawdling! We're going to be late!
别磨蹭了，咱们快迟到了！
Stop dawdling and get going.
别耗着了，快走吧。
You are always dawdling.
你总是泡蘑菇。
The executioner must have arrived a good ten minutes ago, and he, Atiq, is still dawdling in the streets.
After all, it is sometimes through pointless dawdling that you actually learn something.
Even those who are getting refunds this year probably spent hours dawdling over returns in preparation for Tuesday's tax filing deadline.