dawdle

🇬🇧 UK/'dɒ:dl/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To waste time by moving or acting slowly; to idle or loiter.

磨蹭;虚度时光;闲荡

n.

An act of wasting time or moving slowly.

磨蹭;闲逛

🧩 Root Breakdown

dawdleother
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Don't dawdle in the corridor; get to class immediately.

  • 2.

    He dawdled over breakfast while his friends waited.

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