磨磨蹭蹭的；拖拖拉拉的
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磨磨蹭蹭的；拖拖拉拉的
moving or acting slowly so as to waste time; idle
The dawdling children made us late for the movie.
磨蹭的孩子们让我们看电影迟到了。
用法提示：这里用形容词 dawdling 修饰 children，表示磨蹭、动作慢。
I missed the bus because of a dawdling customer at the ticket counter.
因为售票处有个磨蹭的顾客，我错过了公交车。
用法提示：dawdling 作定语修饰 customer，刻画其拖延、缓慢。
Her dawdling pace annoyed the hikers behind her.
她磨蹭的步速让身后的徒步者感到恼火。
用法提示：dawdling 修饰 pace，表示缓慢拖延的。
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