dawdling

The dawdling children made us late for the movie.

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.

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.

用法提示：dawdling 修饰 pace，表示缓慢拖延的。