dawdle

英 [ˈdɔːdl]

美 [ˈdɔːdl]

v.  拖延; 磨蹭; 游荡

现在分词：dawdling　过去式：dawdled　第三人称单数：dawdles　过去分词：dawdled　复数：dawdles　

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BNC.23697 / COCA.20624

牛津词典

verb

• 拖延；磨蹭；游荡
  to take a long time to do sth or go somewhere
  1. Stop dawdling! We're going to be late!
     别磨蹭了，咱们快迟到了！
  2. They dawdled along by the river, laughing and talking.
     他们沿河边闲逛，一路谈笑风生。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 闲逛;游荡
  If youdawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
  1. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle...
     如果不闲荡的话，埃莉诺随时都会回来。
  2. They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
     他们手挽手慢悠悠地逛过一家家店面。
• VERB 慢吞吞地做;（在…上）磨蹭
  If youdawdle oversomething, you spend more time than is necessary doing something.
  1. He got fed up as bank staff dawdled over cashing him a cheque...
     银行职员慢吞吞地给他兑现支票，他憋了一肚子气。
  2. She downed two glasses of white wine while I dawdled over a draught beer.
     我慢悠悠地呷着一杯散装啤酒的工夫她已经灌下了两杯白葡萄酒。

英英释义

verb

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  Synonym:lagfall backfall behind
• waste time
  1. Get busy--don't dally!
  Synonym:dally
• take one's time
  Synonym:linger

双语例句

• Or the assistant and she dawdle, men, or had to go home to bring the cat cat food to buy.
  还是那个售货员，男子又与她磨蹭了半天，结果还是不得不回家把猫带来才买到了猫食。
• Optimize the structure of industry and implement the industrial policy that low energy consumption, low electricity dawdle;
  优化产业结构，实行低能耗、低电耗的产业政策；
• To move ina leisurely or aimless manner; dawdle.
  闲荡悠闲地无目地移动；闲逛。
• They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
  他们手挽手慢悠悠地逛过一家家店面。
• They do not dawdle long, but talk as they move.
  他们不会长时间闲逛，边走边讲电话。
• To waste time by puttering aimlessly; dawdle.
  虚度光阴无目的地磨蹭而浪费时间；虚度（光阴）
• She downed two glasses of white wine while I dawdled over a draught beer.
  我慢悠悠地呷着一杯散装啤酒的工夫她已经灌下了两杯白葡萄酒。
• WASHINGTON& While the United States and Japan dawdle over the last details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, China is moving to fill the vacuum.
  华盛顿&美国和日本就跨太平洋伙伴关系（Trans-PacificPartnership，简称TPP）最后的细节久拖不决之时，中国正积极地填补空白。
• Look smart! Don't always dawdle about like that!
  快一点！别总是那么拖拖拉拉！
• To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.
  磨蹭浪费时间，尤指犹豫不定；闲混或踌躇。