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单词 shillyshally
释义
Shillyshally
nnoun.actthe act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Synset:cunctation procrastination
Derivationally Related Form:shillyshallyprocrastinate
Hypernyms:delay holdup
Inherited Hypernyms:procrastinationdelayinactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.stativebe uncertain and vague
Hypernyms:hover oscillate vacillate vibrate
Inherited Hypernyms:shillyshallyhoverhesitate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.stativepostpone doing what one should be doing
Synset:dilly-dally dillydally drag one's feet drag one's heels procrastinate stall
Examples:
  • He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
Derivationally Related Form:dillydalliershillyshallyprocrastinationprocrastinatorstall
Hypernyms:delay
Inherited Hypernyms:procrastinatedelaywaitact
Direct Hyponyms:procrastinate
Full Troponyms:procrastinate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | They --- the cape (apply to: dilly-dally) | They --- a long time (apply to: procrastinate, stall)
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