dawdle
vt.& vi. 混(時間)
If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle...
如果不閒蕩的話,埃莉諾隨時都會回來。
They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
他們手挽手慢悠悠地逛過一家家店面。
If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something.
He got fed up as bank staff dawdled over cashing him a cheque...
銀行職員慢吞吞地給他兌現支票,他憋了一肚子氣。
She downed two glasses of white wine while I dawdled over a draught beer.
我慢悠悠地呷著一杯散裝啤酒的工夫她已經灌下了兩杯白葡萄酒。
1. take one's time; proceed slowly
2. waste time;
3. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle.
如果不閒蕩的話,埃莉諾隨時都會回來。
Don't dawdle , the young head is soon white.
莫等閒, 白了少年頭.
Look smart, don't dawdle about like that.
快一點, 別這麼拖拖拉拉!
There're only the minutes left; don't dawdle over your window shopping.
只剩下10分鐘了, 你別再磨磨蹭蹭地看那些櫥窗了.
The teacher told the students not to dawdle away their time.
老師告訴學生們別混日子.
vi. 遊手好閒
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