单词 | shilly-shallies |
释义 | shilly-shallies in British Englishplural noun shillyshally (sense 4) shillyshally in British English (ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ) informal verbWord forms: -lies, -lying or -lied 1. (intransitive) to be indecisive, esp over unimportant matters; hesitate adverb 2. in an indecisive manner adjective 3. indecisive or hesitant nounWord forms: plural -lies 4. indecision or hesitation; vacillation Derived forms shillyshallier (ˈshillyˌshallier) noun Word origin C18: from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall I |
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