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单词 shilly-shally
释义 shilly-shally
 —shilly-shallier,  n.  
 /shil"ee shal'ee/,  v.  , shilly-shallied, shilly-shallying,  n.  ,  pl.   shilly-shallies,  adj.  ,  adv.  
  v.i.  
  1. to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
  2. to waste time; dawdle.
  n.  
  3. irresolution; indecision; vacillation: It was sheer shilly-shally on his part.
  adj.  
  4. irresolute; undecided; vacillating.
  adv.  
  5. irresolutely.
 [1690-1700; orig. repeated question, shall I? shall I? later altered on the model of its synonym dilly-dally]
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