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dally

/dal-ee/US // ˈdæl i //UK // (ˈdælɪ) //

调戏,调皮捣蛋,调剂,调侃

Related Words

linger流连忘返,徘徊,徘徊不前putter推杆,推推杆,推杆式飞机tarry耽搁,耽搁了,耽误时间,耽搁时间drag拖动,拖累,拖拽,拖曳procrastinate拖延时间,拖延,拖拖拉拉,迟迟不动trail小路,小径,踪迹,小道idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉lag落差,落后,落后于人,落后的boondoggle博狗娱乐网址是多少,博狗娱乐官网,烂摊子,烂尾工程lollygag欢乐谷,欢乐颂,欢乐时光,欢乐的笑声fool around瞎胡闹,瞎闹,鬼混,瞎混horse around绕马,绕马而行,围着马转,围着马跑来跑去play around玩耍,玩闹,玩乐,玩耍时put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度fool with愚弄,傻子,骗人,愚弄人hang about闲逛,徘徊不前,徘徊不定,徘徊jerk off打飞机,打手枪,撸起袖子加油干,撸管while away逃亡期间,在离开的时候,在离开时,逃亡中

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dal·lied, dal·ly·ing.

    • : to waste time; loiter; delay.
    • : to act playfully, especially in an amorous or flirtatious way.
    • : to play mockingly; trifle: to dally with danger.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    dal·lied, dal·ly·ing.

    • : to waste.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdawdle, delay
Forms: dallied
Synonyms
boondoggle博狗娱乐网址是多少,博狗娱乐官网,烂摊子,烂尾工程drag拖动,拖累,拖拽,拖曳idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的lag落差,落后,落后于人,落后的linger流连忘返,徘徊,徘徊不前loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉lollygag欢乐谷,欢乐颂,欢乐时光,欢乐的笑声procrastinate拖延时间,拖延,拖拖拉拉,迟迟不动putter推杆,推推杆,推杆式飞机tarry耽搁,耽搁了,耽误时间,耽搁时间trail小路,小径,踪迹,小道fool around瞎胡闹,瞎闹,鬼混,瞎混fool with愚弄,傻子,骗人,愚弄人fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度hang about闲逛,徘徊不前,徘徊不定,徘徊horse around绕马,绕马而行,围着马转,围着马跑来跑去jerk off打飞机,打手枪,撸起袖子加油干,撸管play around玩耍,玩闹,玩乐,玩耍时play games with玩游戏,做游戏,玩儿游戏,玩游戏的put off推迟,延缓,推迟了,推迟执行trifle with玩忽职守,玩弄,玩弄于鼓掌之间,玩世不恭waste time浪费时间,耽误时间,耽搁时间,废话while away逃亡期间,在离开的时候,在离开时,逃亡中

Examples

  • Why dilly-dally with teenage angst when you can bring on the Giant Robots, that was my motto.

  • Why, it's six thousand feet up here, and the wind don't monkey and dally around, hit gits right down to business.

  • Sire and sons returned from the cemetery invigorated for their dally labours.

  • He quite knew that to dally with the piano-player while smoking a high-class cigar was to insult the cigar.

  • As the tent was found to encroach partly on the same crevasse, it may be imagined that we did not dally long over the meal.

  • The novel sensation of an anticipated visit probably caused us to dally less than usual over our morning meal.

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