to dawdle
01
磨蹭, 浪费时间
to waste time when one should be acting with purpose
例子
He dawdled in the kitchen long after breakfast was over.
他在早餐结束后很久还在厨房里磨蹭。
The children dawdled on their way to school.
孩子们在上学的路上磨蹭。
02
磨蹭, 闲逛
to walk slowly and without energy
例子
He dawdled down the hallway, dragging his feet.
他沿着走廊磨蹭，拖着脚。
She dawdled through the market, barely glancing at the stalls.
她在市场里闲逛，几乎不看摊位。
03
磨蹭, 虚度光阴
to waste time on something in a slow, ineffective, or unproductive way
例子
She dawdled the afternoon away on unfinished sketches.
她在未完成的草图上虚度了整个下午。
He dawdled his time on pointless tasks.
他在无意义的任务上浪费时间。
词汇树
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