dawdle

英['dɔːdl] 美['dɔːdl]
  • v. 磨蹭;浪费时间;闲逛
dawdlingly dawdler dawdled dawdled dawdling dawdles
TEM8 GRE
星级词汇:
  • dawdling adj.闲逛的;懒散的动词dawdle的现在分词形式.
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. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Look smart, don't dawdle about like that.
快一点, 别这么拖拖拉拉!

来自辞典例句

4. There're only the minutes left; don't dawdle over your window shopping.
只剩下10分钟了, 你别再磨磨蹭蹭地看那些橱窗了.

来自互联网

5. Don't dawdle over your clothing. You're so beautiful already.
不要再在衣着上花费时间了, 你已经够漂亮的了.

来自互联网

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Look sharp! Do not dawdle about like that.
      快点!别这么磨磨蹭蹭了。
    2. Look smart! Don't always dawdle about like that!
      快一点!别总是那么拖拖拉拉!
    3. He dawdles the hours away watching television.
      他把时间都荒废在看电视上了。
    4. Don't dawdle over your clothing. You're so beautiful already.
      不要再在衣着上花费时间了,你已经够漂亮的了。
    5. Students scurry around campus during the bleak winter months; they rarely dawdle.
      萧瑟的冬季里,校园中学生行色匆匆,少有人漫游闲逛。