dawdle

英 ['dɔːd(ə)l] 美
  • vi. 混日子;游手好闲;偷懒
  • vt. 混日子;游手好闲;浪费时间

TEM8GRE扩展词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: dawdles;过去式: dawdled;过去分词: dawdled;现在分词: dawdling;

助记提示


1. 谐音“踱踱”----一天到晚就踱踱步混日子。
2. 谐音“多铎”----多铎游手好闲、混日子----多铎这货大家都认识吧,他是多尔衮的亲弟弟,你想象多铎这种八旗子弟游手好闲、混日子就行了;其实多铎是清初战功卓著的亲王,可以说仅次于多尔衮,但是后来染上天花挂了,只活了36岁就嗝儿屁了。

中文词源


dawdle 拖延

来自古英语方言daddle, 游荡,比较doodle, doddle, totter, toddle.

英英释意


1. take one's time; proceed slowly
2. waste time;
"Get busy--don't dally!"
3. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

英文词源


dawdle (v.)
1650s, perhaps a variant of daddle "to walk unsteadily." Perhaps influenced by daw, because the bird was regarded as sluggish and silly. Not in general use until c. 1775. Related: Dawdled; dawdling.

实用场景例句


Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle.
如果不闲荡的话,埃莉诺随时都会回来。

柯林斯例句

Don't dawdle , the young head is soon white.
莫等闲, 白了少年头.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Look smart, don't dawdle about like that.
快一点, 别这么拖拖拉拉!

辞典例句

There're only the minutes left; don't dawdle over your window shopping.
只剩下10分钟了, 你别再磨磨蹭蹭地看那些橱窗了.

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The teacher told the students not to dawdle away their time.
老师告诉学生们别混日子.

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Now you dawdle, be careful in the future a mixed day you.
你现在混日子, 小心将来日子混了你.

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Now then , jump to it . Don't dawdle about in that half - hearted fashion.
嘿, 加油干吧! 不要那样敷衍了事地瞎混.

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His brainwave easily, drew a dawdle on paper, send that clerk.
他灵机一动, 就在纸上画了一只蘑菇, 送给那位服务员.

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Don't dawdle along your home work. It's already 9 o'clock.
别再吞吞地做作坐下己经9点了.

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Don't dawdle over your work!
别磨洋工!

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Look sharp! Do not dawdle about like that.
快点! 别这么磨磨蹭蹭了.

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Girls are always likely to dawdle.
这女孩子嘛,就是爱磨蹭.

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Stop dawdle and do something useful!
不要闲荡了,做点有用的事吧!

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Special in dawdle industry client is incomparable.
非凡在蘑菇行业客户之多是无可比拟的.

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Look smart! Don't always dawdle about like that!
快一点! 别总是那么拖拖拉拉!

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