Word
dawdling
/ˈdɔdlɪŋ/
noun
磨蹭；拖延；闲荡
the act of deliberately wasting time by playing instead of working
- 1.
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
故意拖延玩耍而不工作的行为
故意拖延玩耍而不工作的行为
In use
Her constant dawdling in the morning makes them late for school.
The teacher scolded the students for their dawdling during the group project.
Stop your dawdling and finish your homework now.
dawdling as subject
Dawdling is considered a waste of time.
磨蹭被认为是浪费时间。
avoid + dawdling
She tries to avoid dawdling at work.
她努力避免在工作时拖延。
dawdling + of + noun
The dawdling of the students annoyed the teacher.
学生们的磨蹭行为让老师恼火。
Common mistakes
Dawdle is not allowed in the workplace.Dawdling is not allowed in the workplace.
dawdle是动词，不能在句中作主语；应使用其动名词形式dawdling作为名词。
He stopped to dawdle and started working.He stopped dawdling and started working.
stop to do表示停下正在做的事去做另一件事，而stop doing表示停止做某事。要表达“停止拖延”，应使用stop dawdling。
Connections
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