音标:[ˈdɔ:dlz] ;
v. 混(时间)( dawdle的第三人称单数 )
v take one's time; proceed slowly
v waste time
v hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

dawdle的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Look sharp! Do not dawdle about like that.快点!别这么磨磨蹭蹭了。
  2. Look smart! Don't always dawdle about like that!快一点!别总是那么拖拖拉拉!
  3. He dawdles the hours away watching television.他把时间都荒废在看电视上了。
  4. Don't dawdle over your clothing. You're so beautiful already.不要再在衣着上花费时间了,你已经够漂亮的了。
  5. Students scurry around campus during the bleak winter months; they rarely dawdle.萧瑟的冬季里,校园中学生行色匆匆,少有人漫游闲逛。

词汇搭配

  • dawdle over慢吞吞地做

经典引文

  • The breakfast..was the one ceremony of the day over which she dawdled and lingered.

    出自:Henry Miller
  • While our reproductive systems raced ahead, our brain-growth dawdled behind.

    出自:fig.
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