daw.dle
v.(动词)
daw.dled,daw.dling,daw.dles
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To take more time than necessary:
浪费时间,拖延:花费得比需要的时间多:
例句:
dawdled through breakfast.
慢悠悠地吃早饭
To move aimlessly or lackadaisically:
闲逛,游荡:漫无目的地或懒洋洋地移动:
例句:
dawdling on the way to work.
在去上班的路上闲逛
v.tr.(及物动词)
To waste (time) by idling:
虚掷:通过虚度来浪费(时间):
例句:
dawdling the hours away.
一小时一小时地浪费掉
来源:
Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle [to diddle]
可能为 方言 daddle的变化 [浪费时间,闲混]
【引伸】
daw.dler
n.(名词)
daw.dlingly
adv.(副词)