| 释义 |
moodle, v.|ˈmuːd(ə)l|
[Origin unknown.]
intr. To dawdle aimlessly, to idle time away. Const. about, on.
1893G. B. Shaw Music in London 1890–94 (1932) 116 The literary man..hardly able to believe that the conductor can be serious in keeping the band moodling on for forty-five mortal minutes before the singers get to business. 1921― Back to Methuselah v. 223 That old one who saw you out of your shell has gone off to moodle about doing nothing. 1928― Intelligent Woman's Guide Socialism lxix. 328 Napoleon often moodled about for a week at a time doing nothing but play with his children or read trash or waste his time helplessly. |