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单词 dawdle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
daw•dle /ˈdɔdəl/USA pronunciation   v., -dled, -dling. 
  1. to move or act too slowly;
    idle;
    loiter: [no obj]:Quit dawdling and get to work.[ ~ + away + obj]:dawdled away the morning.[~ + object + away]to dawdle the time away.
daw•dler, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
daw•dle  (dôd′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling. 
v.i. 
  1. to waste time;
    idle;
    trifle;
    loiter:Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
  2. to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily;
    saunter.

v.t. 
  1. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually fol. by away):He dawdled away the whole morning.
  • variant of daddle to toddle 1650–60
daw′dler, n. 
daw′dling•ly, adv. 
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See loiter.
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged  fritter, putter, idle, trifle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dawdle /ˈdɔːdəl/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to be slow or lag behind
  2. when tr, often followed by away: to waste (time); trifle
Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin

ˈdawdler n
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