dally

英 ['dælɪ] 美
  • vi. 玩弄;闲荡;轻率地对待
  • vt. 浪费(时间)
  • n. (Dally)人名;(法、葡、英)达利
GRE
星级词汇:
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(记)谐音"大理"。联想"在旅游胜地云南大理闲逛。"
dally 游荡,拖延

词源不详。可能来自法语dalier, 自娱自乐,游荡,词源同delay.

dally (v.)
c. 1300, "to talk, converse," possibly from Anglo-French dalier "to amuse oneself," which is of uncertain origin. Sense of "waste time" emerged by late 14c. Related: Dallied; dallying.
1. He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Don't dally: we must move on.
别耽误时间了,我们得继续赶路.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Don't dilly - dally ! Make up your mind!
别磨蹭了! 拿定主意罢!

来自辞典例句

4. How can you dally with such a serious problem?
你怎么可以轻率地对待如此严肃的问题?

来自辞典例句

5. You should not dally away your time.
你不应该浪费时间.

来自辞典例句