dally

英 ['dælɪ] 美
  • vi. 玩弄;闲荡;轻率地对待
  • vt. 浪费(时间)
  • n. (Dally)人名;(法、葡、英)达利

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: dallies;过去式: dallied;过去分词: dallied;现在分词: dallying;

助记提示


(记)谐音"大理"。联想"在旅游胜地云南大理闲逛。"

中文词源


dally 游荡,拖延

词源不详。可能来自法语dalier, 自娱自乐,游荡,词源同delay.

英英释意


1. behave carelessly or indifferently;
"Play about with a young girl's affection"
2. waste time;
"Get busy--don't dally!"
3. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions;
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"
"My husband never flirts with other women"
4. consider not very seriously;
"He is trifling with her"
"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

英文词源


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.

实用场景例句


The bureaucrats dallied too long...
这些官僚拖拉了太久。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.
他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Don't dally over these trifles , or we'll miss the train.
对于是否要买一辆新车,他们犹豫了很久, 还是迟迟下不了决心.

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Dally not with women or money.
对待女性要严肃,对待金钱要认真.

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Never dally with a girl whom you don't intend to marry.
千万别和你不想娶的女子调情.

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Don't dilly dally, hurry up!
别磨磨蹭蹭的, 快点!

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Don't dally: we must move on.
别耽误时间了,我们得继续赶路.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't dally over your meal, we don't want to miss our train.
你吃饭别再磨蹭啦, 我们不想误火车.

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I'm afraid we can not get there on time for the flight dally over.
因为班机延误,我们恐怕不能准时赶到了.

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If you don't intend to marry Sally, you'd better not dally with her.
你要是不想与萨莉结婚, 你最好就不要同她调情.

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You should not dally away your time.
你不应该浪费时间.

辞典例句

You mustn't dally away your time.
你可不能把时间白白浪费掉.

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Don't dally about or we'll be late.
别磨磨蹭蹭了,要不然我们就来不及了.

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Dont dally, go get it, said the custodian.
别磨磨蹭蹭的, 快去拿短剑.看管人说.

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Don't dally over your work.
别磨洋工了.

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One shouldn't dally with a girl's affection.
一个人不该玩弄女孩子的感情.

辞典例句

Don't dally over your meal, we don't want to be late for the preformance.
吃饭不要磨蹭, 我们可不想耽误看演出.

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He always dally with girls.
他总是调戏女孩子.

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How can you dally with such a serious problem?
你怎么可以轻率地对待如此严肃的问题?

辞典例句

Gradually, it is complacent rise, often mix intentionally to the seaside seabird dally.
渐渐地, 它得意起来, 经常故意到海边和海鸟戏耍.

期刊摘选

Dally away, and when Pony promises the girl he won't act like his friend, she smiles.
戴利走开, 当小马承诺的女孩,他不会像他的朋友, 她的笑容.

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Don't dally your time away.
不要浪费光阴.

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He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。

柯林斯例句