英语词汇“dally”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	dally
释义	dal·ly I. \ˈdalē, -li\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle English dalyen, from Anglo-French dalier, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to 16th century German dallen, tallen to talk foolishly, act frivolously *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to act playfully : play, sport, toy < dallying with a glass of wine — Victoria Sackville-West > < the winter that merely dallies and trifles — Alfred Buchanan > especially : to play amorously < dallied with a young Mexican girl — Green Peyton > b. : to play mockingly < dallying with a serious proposition > 2. a. : to waste time (as in frivolity, idleness, or trifling) b. : linger, delay, tarry < while the men dallied, the dogs set off — J.T.McNish > *transitive verb* 1. obsolete : to evade or delay by trifling 2. archaic : to consume or spend (as time) in dalliance or by dallying — used with away < dallying away precious time — Sir Walter Scott > Synonyms: see delay II. \“, ˈdäl-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Spanish ¡dale (vuelta)! give it a turn! *intransitive verb* : to twist a rope around the saddle horn in roping an animal < his saddle stayed on better when he was dallying if the cinch was attached at the center — S.E.Fletcher > *transitive verb* : to twist (a rope) in a dally < dallied the pack-horse rope around his saddle horn — A.B.Guthrie > III. noun (-es) : a temporary twisting of the rope around the saddle horn in roping an animal
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