shillyshally about/over sth
He shillyshallied about the decision for weeks.
他对这个决定犹豫了数周。
踌躇不决
shillyshallied — past of shillyshally
磨蹭；支支吾吾；游移不定；踌躇不定的[地]；优柔寡断的[地]
磨蹭；支支吾吾；游移不定；踌躇不决；踌躇不定的[地]；优柔寡断的[地]
postpone doing what one should be doing be uncertain and vague
一般现在时
She shilly-shallies before every exam.
她每次考试前都犹豫不决。
一般过去时
He shillyshallied for hours before deciding.
他犹豫了几个小时才决定。
现在进行时
They are shilly-shallying about the contract.
他们正在对合同犹豫不决。
以y结尾的规则动词，过去式变y为i加-ed。
Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision already!
别再犹豫不决了，赶紧做决定吧！
用法提示：shilly-shallying 是动词的现在分词形式，表示持续地犹豫不决。
He shilly-shallied for weeks before choosing a college.
他犹豫了几个星期才选定大学。
用法提示：shilly-shallied 是动词的过去式，表示过去一段时间内的犹豫行为。
She always shilly-shallies when it comes to selecting a gift.
她在挑选礼物时总是犹豫不决。
用法提示：shilly-shallies 是动词的第三人称单数现在时，表示经常性的犹豫。
He shillyshallied about the decision for weeks.
他对这个决定犹豫了数周。
Stop shilly-shallying and start working.
别再磨蹭了，开始工作吧。
grammar · medium
易错句子He shillyshallies the plan.
正确表达He shillyshallies about the plan.
“shillyshally”是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需要加介词“about”或“over”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a shillyshally.
正确表达She shilly-shallies.
“shillyshally”主要用作动词，表示“犹豫不决”，不能用作可数名词表示“犹豫不决的人”，应使用动词形式。
shillyshally 侧重因犹豫而拖延，dilly-dally 侧重漫无目的地消磨时间
hesitate 指一时的不确定，shillyshally 指习惯性犹豫不决
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