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
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.
期刊摘选
- Dally not with women or money.
- 对待女性要严肃,对待金钱要认真.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Dont dally, go get it, said the custodian.
- 别磨磨蹭蹭的, 快去拿短剑.看管人说.
期刊摘选
- Don't dally over your work.
- 别磨洋工了.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Don't dally your time away.
- 不要浪费光阴.
期刊摘选
- 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