中文翻译与英英解释

vt.,vi.
混日子，偷赖，磨蹭。 dawdle away one's time 混日子。
-r 游手好闲的人，懒人。

hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
同义词：lag, fall back, fall behind,

waste time; "Get busy--don''t dally!"
同义词：dally,

take one''s time; proceed slowly
同义词：linger,

例句与用法

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

Stop dawdling and get going .
快走吧，别再磨时间了。

It was all because of your dawdling that we were late .
都是你老磨蹭，害得我们迟到了。

Stop dawdling and get going .
别耗着了，快走吧。

You are always dawdling .
你总是泡蘑菇。

He dawdled nervously toward the door, wishing to melt away .
他心神不宁地慢慢向门口倒退，恨不得一下子化为乌有。

But when the train dawdled at station after station , i began to wonder .
然而这次火车懒懒散散，站站停靠，这时我才开始生疑。

The gentleman he addressed got up, saying in an indolent way, "oh really?" and dawdled to the hearthrug where mr. bounderby stood .
他所叫的这位绅士站了起来，懒洋洋地说道：“呵，真的吗？”然后又慢拖拖地走到壁炉前，庞得贝正站在那儿的地毯上。

Why are you dawdling ? he shouted angrily to the assistant
他愤愤地对医助们说。

He was famous for being dawdle and idle
他最重要的特征是游手好闲，不务正业。