| 单词 | shilly-shally |
| 释义 | shilly-shally (ʃɪli ʃæli) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense shilly-shallies, present participle shilly-shallying, past tense, past participle shilly-shallied verb [usually cont] If you say that someone is shilly-shallying, you disapprove of the fact that they are hesitating when they should make a decision. [informal, disapproval] It's time for Brooke to stop shilly-shallying. [VERB] shilly-shally in American English (ˈʃɪliˌʃæli) adverb 1. Rare in a vacillating manner; irresolutely noun 2. Rare vacillation or irresolution, esp. over a trivial matter verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈshilˈly-shallied or ˈshilˈly-shallying 3. to be irresolute; vacillate, esp. over trifles Word origin redupl. of shall I? meaning “shall I or shall I not?” |
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