| 单词 | dawdle |
| 释义 | dawdle (once / 4343 pages) v There are lots of words that mean to move slowly. The point of dawdle is that one is moving too slowly, is falling behind, or is not properly focused on making progress. One way to remember the meaning of dawdle is that it rhymes with "waddle," as in, "a duck waddles." Imagine what would happen if you waddled instead of walked. It would take a lot more time, and your companion might say, "Don't dawdle!" Dawdle implies not only taking extra time but actually wasting it. A leisurely walk in the woods is one thing, but if you have to get to the theater on time, don't dawdle along the way: you'll miss the curtain! WORD FAMILYdawdle: dawdled, dawdler, dawdles, dawdling+/dawdler: dawdlers/dawdling: dawdlings USAGE EXAMPLESBut “Ride the Cyclone” never dawdles on such poignancy — in fact, it scrupulously avoids it. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) But pessimist pigs that lived in shabbier pens were less interested about what they would find, and dawdled. Science Magazine(Nov 15, 2016) Instead he dawdled on the ball, perhaps contemplating a lay-off to Courtois, and was duly dispossessed by the galloping Sánchez. The Guardian(Sep 24, 2016) 1v hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper fall back, fall behind, lag drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail to lag or linger behind follow to travel behind, go after, come after 2v take one's time; proceed slowly Syn|Ant|Hyper linger belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it move fast move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 3v waste time Syn|Hyper dally act, behave, do behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
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