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    dilly-dally

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dil·ly-dal·ly /ˈdɪli ˌdæli/ verb (dilly-dallied, dilly-dallying, dilly-dallies) [intransitive]  SPEND TIMEto waste time, because you cannot decide about something 〔由于对某事犹豫不决而〕浪费时间，磨蹭 Don’t dilly-dally, just get on with it! 别磨磨蹭蹭的，尽管继续做吧！→ See Verb table
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    dilly-dally• Stop dilly-dallying and get dressed!    Origin dilly-dally (1700-1800) dally
    dil·ly-dal·ly verbChineseSyllable
    about you Corpus decide cannot because something to time, waste


    dilly-dally
    dil‧ly-dal‧ly /ˈdɪli ˌdæli/ verb (past tense and past participle dilly-dallied, present participle dilly-dallying, third person singular dilly-dallies) [intransitive]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: dally
    to waste time, because you cannot decide about something:
        Don’t dilly-dally, just get on with it!


    dilly-dallyBrE /ˈdɪli dæli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪli dæli/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they dilly-dally BrE /ˈdɪli dæli/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪli dæli/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it dilly-dallies BrE /ˈdɪli dæliz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪli dæliz/ 🔊past simple dilly-dallied BrE /ˈdɪli dælid/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪli dælid/ 🔊past participle dilly-dallied BrE /ˈdɪli dælid/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪli dælid/ 🔊 -ing form dilly-dallying BrE /ˈdɪli dæliɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈdɪli dæliɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] (old-fashioned, informal) to take too long to do sth, go somewhere or make a decision 磨蹭；犹豫 SYN dawdle

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