dally
verb /ˈdæli/
/ˈdæli/
[intransitive] (old-fashioned)动词形式
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they dally | /ˈdæli/ /ˈdæli/ |
he / she / it dallies | /ˈdæliz/ /ˈdæliz/ |
past simple dallied | /ˈdælid/ /ˈdælid/ |
past participle dallied | /ˈdælid/ /ˈdælid/ |
-ing form dallying | /ˈdæliɪŋ/ /ˈdæliɪŋ/ |
- to do something too slowly; to take too much time making a decision
see also dilly-dally蹉跎(时光);延误;拖拉 词源Middle English: from Old French dalier ‘to chat’ (commonly used in Anglo-Norman French), of unknown origin.