Dally['dæli]

• n.[澳大利亚、新西兰口语](19世纪的)南斯拉夫移民

dally['dæli]

• vi.
  • 浪费时间，消磨时光，虚度光阴；闲混，闲荡，游荡；延误；慢吞吞地干(工作等)(over):

    Don't dally over your meal, we don't want to miss our train.

    你吃饭别再磨蹭啦，我们不想误火车。

    to dally over one's work

    延误工作

  • 嬉戏，戏耍；(尤指)调戏，调情，调笑；玩弄；摆弄(with):

    to dally with the servant girl

    与侍女调情

    to dally with one's fan

    摆弄手里的扇子

    to dally with a woman's affections

    玩弄女人的感情

  • 轻率地对待；不很认真(或漫不经心)地考虑(with):

    to dally with a proposal

    不很认真地考虑一项提议

    to dally with danger

    冒险，不把危险当作一回事

• vt.
  • 浪费(时间)(away):

    Hurry up. We have already dallied away a part of the morning.

    快点吧，我们今天上午已经浪费了不少时间了。

• 近义词:

  loiter.trifle

• 变形:

  vi.dallied.dallying