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单词 dillydally
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dil•ly•dal•ly /ˈdɪliˌdæli/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -lied, -ly•ing. 
  1. to waste time, esp. by indecision:Quit dillydallying; are you going or not?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dil•ly•dal•ly  (dilē dal′ē, -dal-),USA pronunciation v.i., -lied, -ly•ing. 
  1. to waste time, esp. by indecision;
    vacillate;
    trifle;
    loiter.
  • gradational reduplication of dally 1735–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dilly-dally /ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ/ vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)
  1. (intransitive) informal to loiter or vacillate
Etymology: 17th Century: by reduplication from dally
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