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]
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daw.dler
n.(名词)daw.dlingly
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