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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！
磨蹭；浪费时间；拖延
dilly-dallies — third person singular of dilly-dally
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磨蹭；浪费时间；拖延
to dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate
Stop dilly-dallying and get to work!
别磨蹭了，开始干活吧！
闲荡；浪费时间；拖延。
To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.
dilly-dally
Base
原形
dilly-dallies
3rd person
第三人称单数
dilly-dallying
-ing
现在分词
dilly-dallied
Past
过去式
dilly-dallied
Past participle
过去分词
He always dilly-dallies when he should be working.
他总是在应该工作时磨磨蹭蹭。
Yesterday, she dilly-dallied and missed the bus.
昨天她磨蹭了半天，结果错过了公交车。
Stop dilly-dallying and make a decision!
别再磨蹭了，快做决定！
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
Don't dilly-dally, or we'll miss the bus.
别磨蹭了，不然我们会错过公交车。
She tends to dilly-dally when getting ready for work.
她在准备上班时总是磨磨蹭蹭的。
If you dilly-dally too long, the opportunity will pass.
如果你磨蹭太久，机会就会溜走。
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！
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。
Not this
Stop dilly-dally and finish your homework.
Use this
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。
Not this
He dilly-dallied the decision for weeks.
Use this
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。
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