shilly-shally over sth
常用搭配，表示在具体事情上犹豫。
She shilly-shallied over which dress to buy.
她在买哪条裙子这件事上犹豫不决。
犹豫不决；动摇不定
磨蹭；闲荡；拖延；游手好闲
hesitate; be indecisive; vacillate
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.
一般现在时
He always shilly-shallies when asked for a decision.
每当被要求做决定时，他总是犹豫不决。
一般过去时
Yesterday, she shilly-shallied instead of studying.
昨天，她游手好闲而没有学习。
现在进行时
They are shilly-shallying about the project deadline.
他们正在对项目截止日期犹豫不决。
规则动词，注意拼写变化：-y改-i再加-ed或-es。
Stop shilly-shallying and tell me where you want to eat.
别再犹豫不决了，告诉我你想去哪儿吃。
用法提示：shilly-shallying 是 -ing 形式，表示‘犹豫不决’。
If we shilly-shally any longer, we'll miss the deadline.
如果我们再犹豫不决，就会错过截止日期。
用法提示：shilly-shally 是一般现在时动词原形，表示‘拖延、犹豫’。
Don't shilly-shally; just choose the blue one.
别犹豫了，就选蓝色的吧。
用法提示：祈使句使用动词原形 shilly-shally，表示‘犹豫’。
常用搭配，表示在具体事情上犹豫。
She shilly-shallied over which dress to buy.
她在买哪条裙子这件事上犹豫不决。
与 over 类似，about 也可引出犹豫的对象。
They shilly-shallied about the project for weeks.
他们对这个项目犹豫了好几个星期。
单独使用，表示一般性的犹豫不决。
Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision!
别再犹豫了，快做决定！
grammar · medium
易错句子I shilly-shally the decision.
正确表达I shilly-shally over the decision.
shilly-shally 是不及物动词，不能直接带宾语，需要加介词 over 或 about 表示犹豫的对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子His shilly-shally annoyed me.
正确表达His shilly-shallying annoyed me.
shilly-shally 是动词，不能直接用作名词，应使用动名词形式 shilly-shallying 表示‘犹豫不决’的名词意义。
shilly-shally侧重于因犹豫而浪费时间，dilly-dally侧重于因懒散或拖延而磨蹭。
shilly-shally指长时间的犹豫不决兼有浪费时间，hesitate指短暂的迟疑或犹豫。
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