dally with sb/sth
常含轻浮或不认真的态度
He's been dallying with the idea of quitting his job.
他一直在不认真地考虑辞职的想法。
闲混；磨蹭；消磨时间
dallied — past of dally
爱抚；抚弄；亲热；（套住牲畜后）把套索绕在鞍角上；在琐事或闲散中浪费时间；虚度。；套住动物后将套索绕在鞍角上(鞍角固定在西部马鞍的鞍头上)。；抚摸,尤指性方面的；爱抚。
To waste time or delay unnecessarily; to trifle or while away.
在琐事或闲散中浪费时间；虚度。
To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
套住动物后将套索绕在鞍角上(鞍角固定在西部马鞍的鞍头上)。
To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal
抚摸,尤指性方面的；爱抚。
To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
不必要地拖延；消磨(时间)。
To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
一般现在时
He dallies away his time.
他闲混时间。
一般过去时
She dallied with the idea of quitting.
她曾考虑辞职但犹豫不决。
现在进行时
They are dallying in the park.
他们在公园里闲逛。
规则动词，意为闲混、拖延或玩弄。
Instead of studying, he dallied around all afternoon.
他没有学习，而是闲混了整个下午。
用法提示：dallied around 表示闲混、拖延时间。
She accused him of dallying with her feelings.
她指责他玩弄她的感情。
用法提示：dallying with 表示戏耍、玩弄。
He dallied with the idea of moving abroad but never committed.
他随便考虑过移居国外的想法，但从未付诸行动。
用法提示：dallied with an idea 表示不认真考虑、随便对待。
常含轻浮或不认真的态度
He's been dallying with the idea of quitting his job.
他一直在不认真地考虑辞职的想法。
sth通常指时间
She dallied away the whole morning watching TV.
她整个上午都闲混在看电视上。
Don't dally over your homework; finish it quickly.
做作业不要拖延，快点完成。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a dally.
正确表达He is a dally-er.
将动词 dally 用作名词，应用派生名词 dallyer（闲混的人）或改用 dawdler。
grammar · medium
易错句子I dally go to school.
正确表达I go to school daily.
混淆了同音词 dally（闲混）和 daily（每天）。
grammar · medium
易错句子He dallied her feelings.
正确表达He dallied with her feelings.
dally 表示‘玩弄’时需接介词 with，不可直接跟宾语。
dally 侧重戏耍或故意拖延，dawdle 侧重动作缓慢、效率低
dally 可以指不认真地考虑或从事，trifle 强调轻蔑或不负责任地对待
n. (dally + -ance)
n. (dally + -er)
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