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He showed shilly-shally when asked to make a decision.
他被要求做决定时表现出犹豫不决。
犹豫不决；优柔寡断；也指游手好闲。
Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles.
犹豫不决；游手好闲；犹豫不决的；犹豫不决地
adv. In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.；v. i. To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner;；hence, to occupy one's self with trifles.；n. Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with；trifles.
After much shilly-shally, she finally decided to accept the job offer.
经过许多犹豫不决，她最终决定接受这份工作。
用法提示：“shilly-shally”作为名词，表示犹豫不决的状态。
His shilly-shally annoyed everyone in the meeting.
他的优柔寡断让会议上的每个人都感到恼火。
用法提示：名词用法，指优柔寡断的行为。
The project stalled due to endless shilly-shally among the committee members.
由于委员会成员无休止的犹豫不决，项目停滞不前。
用法提示：名词，表示因犹豫不决导致的拖延。
He showed shilly-shally when asked to make a decision.
他被要求做决定时表现出犹豫不决。
shilly-shally 在此处用作不可数名词。
The meeting was full of shilly-shally and no progress was made.
会议充满了犹豫不决，毫无进展。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shilly-shallied the decision.
正确表达He shilly-shallied over the decision.
动词shilly-shally为不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，需加介词over或about。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is shilly-shallying his homework.
正确表达He is shilly-shallying over his homework.
shilly-shallying作为不及物动词的现在分词形式，不能直接带宾语，需加介词over或about。
shilly-shally侧重决策上的犹豫；dilly-dally侧重行动上的拖延或浪费时间。
hesitate是动词，表示犹豫的行为；shilly-shally是名词，指犹豫不决的状态。使用时hesitate后接不定式，shilly-shally常作名词或副词。
vacillate强调在两种选择之间反复改变主意，比shilly-shally更正式且常用于观点或决定。
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