dally
英 ['d?l?]
美
- vi. 玩弄;閑蕩;輕率地對待
- vt. 浪費(時間)
- n. (Dally)人名;(法、葡、英)達(dá)利
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?dallies;過去式:?dallied;過去分詞:?dallied;現(xiàn)在分詞:?dallying;
助記提示
(記)諧音"大理"。聯(lián)想"在旅游勝地云南大理閑逛。"
中文詞源
dally 游蕩,拖延
詞源不詳??赡軄碜苑ㄕZdalier, 自娛自樂,游蕩,詞源同delay.
英文詞源
- dally (v.)
- c. 1300, "to talk, converse," possibly from Anglo-French dalier "to amuse oneself," which is of uncertain origin. Sense of "waste time" emerged by late 14c. Related: Dallied; dallying.
雙語例句
- 1. He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
- 他沒有在選擇合伙人的問題上浪費時間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Don't dally: we must move on.
- 別耽誤時間了,我們得繼續(xù)趕路.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Don't dilly - dally ! Make up your mind!
- 別磨蹭了! 拿定主意罷!
來自辭典例句
- 4. How can you dally with such a serious problem?
- 你怎么可以輕率地對待如此嚴(yán)肅的問題?
來自辭典例句
- 5. You should not dally away your time.
- 你不應(yīng)該浪費時間.
來自辭典例句