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dawdle

dawdle
[英] [ˈdɔ:dl] [美] [ˈdɔdl:] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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1. VERB 闲逛;游荡 If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. 

  • 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。

  • They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.

    他们手挽手慢悠悠地逛过一家家店面。

2. VERB 慢吞吞地做;（在…上）磨蹭 If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

Verb

1. take one's time; proceed slowly

2. waste time;

  • "Get busy--don't dally!"

3. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

1. Don't dawdle, the young head is soon white.
莫等闲，白了少年头。

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