Word
dilly-dallied
磨蹭；浪费时间；拖延
dilly-dallied is the past of dilly-dally.
to dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate
- 1.
To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.
闲荡；浪费时间；拖延。
闲荡；浪费时间；拖延。；磨蹭；磨磨蹭蹭
In use
Don't dilly-dally, or we'll miss the bus.
She tends to dilly-dally when getting ready for work.
If you dilly-dally too long, the opportunity will pass.
dilly-dally
常以进行时或祈使句使用。
Stop dilly-dallying and get to work!
别磨蹭了，开始干活吧！
dilly-dally about/over sth
介词 about 或 over 可互换。
She dilly-dallied over the decision for weeks.
她对这个决定磨蹭了几周。
Verb forms
base dilly-dally · third person dilly-dallies · -ing dilly-dallying · past dilly-dallied · past participle dilly-dallied
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
Common mistakes
Stop dilly-dally and finish your homework.Stop dilly-dallying and finish your homework.
动词 dilly-dally 用于 stop 后应改为动名词形式 dilly-dallying，因为 stop 后接动名词表示停止正在做的动作。
He dilly-dallied the decision for weeks.He dilly-dallied over the decision for weeks.
dilly-dally 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需加介词 over 或 about 引出犹豫的对象。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- dilly-dallies
- third person singular
- dilly-dallied
- past, past participle
- dilly-dallying
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.