英英释义
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verb
一. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Synonym: lagfall backfall behind
二. waste time
e.g. Get busy--don't dally!
Synonym: dally
三. take one's time
proceed slowly
Synonym: linger
一. 闲逛;游荡
If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
dawdle是什么意思
e.g. 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。
e.g. They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
他们手挽手慢悠悠地逛过一家家店面。
二. 慢吞吞地做;（在…上）磨蹭
If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something.
dawdle的解释
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
一. 游手好闲：dawdle away 闲混 | dawdle 游手好闲 | dawdler 游手好闲
二. (浪费时间地)过慢地行走：waddle 体胖腿短而摇来晃去地走 | dawdle (浪费时间地)过慢地行走 | totter 软弱无力,摇摇晃晃地行走
三. 闲逛：三) Caution 叮嘱 | 四) Dawdle 闲逛 | 五) Stranger 陌生人
四. 游荡：dart#投掷 | dawdle#游荡 | dazzle#使目眩;使迷惑
经典引文
The breakfast..was the one ceremony of the day over which she dawdled and lingered.
出自：Henry MillerWhile our reproductive systems raced ahead, our brain-growth dawdled behind.
出自：fig.近义词
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