Word
shilly-shallying
犹豫不决;动摇不定
shilly-shallying is the present participle of shilly-shally.
核心释义
hesitate; be indecisive; vacillate
磨蹭;闲荡;拖延;犹豫不决;游手好闲
用法In use
Stop shilly-shallying and tell me where you want to eat.
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.
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.
用法提示:祈使句使用动词原形 shilly-shally,表示‘犹豫’。
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。
shilly-shally about sth
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。
shilly-shally
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!
Verb forms
base shilly-shally · third person shilly-shallies · -ing shilly-shallying · past shilly-shallied · past participle shilly-shallied
规则动词,注意拼写变化:-y改-i再加-ed或-es。
常见错误Common mistakes
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。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- dilly-dally
- 磨蹭,犹豫不决 · 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。
- hesitate
- 犹豫,踌躇 · 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。
词族Word family
- shilly-shallying
- 犹豫不决;磨蹭 · n.
- shilly-shallier
- 优柔寡断者 · n.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词,无被动语态。
一起学习词形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。
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