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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