dally
英 [ˈdæl.i]
美 [ˈdæl.i]
- vi. 玩弄;闲荡;轻率地对待
- vt. 浪费(时间)
- n. (Dally)人名;(法、葡、英)达利
(记)谐音"大理"。联想"在旅游胜地云南大理闲逛。"
dally 游荡,拖延词源不详。可能来自法语dalier, 自娱自乐,游荡,词源同delay.
- dally (v.)
- c. 1300, "to talk, converse," possibly from Anglo-French dalier "to amuse oneself," which is of uncertain origin. Sense of "waste time" emerged by late 14c. Related: Dallied; dallying.
- 1. He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
- 他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。
- 2. Don't dally: we must move on.
- 别耽误时间了,我们得继续赶路.
- 3. Don't dilly - dally ! Make up your mind!
- 别磨蹭了! 拿定主意罢!
- 4. How can you dally with such a serious problem?
- 你怎么可以轻率地对待如此严肃的问题?
- 5. You should not dally away your time.
- 你不应该浪费时间.