英 [ˈdɪli dæli] 美 [ˈdɪli dæli]
浪费时间
dilly-dally /ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ/
动词 to loiter or vacillate 吊儿郎当; 三心二意
postpone doing what one should be doing
同义词： procrastinate / stall / drag one's feet / drag one's heels / shillyshally / dillydally
... I will pick up where we left off just now.我想接着刚才的问题继续谈下去 dilly-dally磨磨蹭蹭 job-hop跳槽 ...
... waste time浪费时间 dilly-dally磨蹭 fritter away浪费(时间等）...
... willy-nilly 犹豫不决;不容分辨的，不管愿不愿意地;乱七八糟的 willy-nilly zoning laws 就是 杂乱的分区法规 dilly-dally 拖拖拉拉 ...
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。
Like Drawn to Life, another one of 5th Cell's games, players can dilly-dally in the game's startup menu.
像《描绘人生》另一款5th Cell的游戏，玩家能在游戏的开始菜单上磨蹭时间。
Their team will be leading late in the game and, the next time they get a goal kick, they'll tarry, dilly-dally and linger to their heart's content: they'll bounce the ball, place it on the ground as gingerly as you would a newborn, wave their arms and adjust their hair, gloves and shorts.
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