dawdling as subject
Dawdling is considered a waste of time.
磨蹭被认为是浪费时间。
磨蹭；拖延；闲荡
故意拖延玩耍而不工作的行为
the act of deliberately wasting time by playing instead of working
故意拖延玩耍而不工作的行为
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
Her constant dawdling in the morning makes them late for school.
她早上总是磨蹭，导致他们上学迟到。
用法提示：dawdling 是名词，作主语，表示磨蹭、拖延的行为。
The teacher scolded the students for their dawdling during the group project.
老师因为学生们在小组项目中磨蹭而责备了他们。
用法提示：dawdling 是名词，作介词 for 的宾语，指拖延、玩耍的行为。
Stop your dawdling and finish your homework now.
别再磨蹭了，现在就把作业做完。
用法提示：dawdling 是名词，作动词 stop 的宾语，表示拖延的行为。
Dawdling is considered a waste of time.
磨蹭被认为是浪费时间。
She tries to avoid dawdling at work.
她努力避免在工作时拖延。
The dawdling of the students annoyed the teacher.
学生们的磨蹭行为让老师恼火。
grammar · medium
易错句子Dawdle is not allowed in the workplace.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stopped to dawdle and started working.
正确表达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。
dawdling侧重行动缓慢、磨蹭；procrastinating侧重有意推迟该做的事。
dawdling是做事慢吞吞；loitering是在某处无事闲荡，常带负面含义。
dawdling强调行为效率低；lingering强调停留时间长或缓慢离去。
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