dawdle
音标：
英音/ ˈdɔːd(ə)l / 美音/ ˈdɔːd(ə)l /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
On Friday afternoon, we dawdled in the Hard Rock hotel, waiting with impatience for the action to begin.
周五下午，我们在硬石酒店闲逛，焦急地等待着行动的开始。
—The Guardian
But that should be a spur to action, not a reason to dawdle.
但这应该成为行动的动力，而不是磨磨蹭蹭的理由。
—Washington Post
Among the reckonings: an acknowledgment that many municipalities and counties had deliberately dawdled on sewage infrastructure investments as a way of discouraging growth – resulting in a patchwork of failing systems and septic tanks.
其中包括：承认许多市县故意拖延污水基础设施投资，以此作为抑制经济增长的一种方式，结果导致了一系列失效的系统和化粪池。
—Washington Times
基本释意：
verb
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
混日子；游手好闲；偷懒
同义词：
fall back,fall behind,lag,linger,dally
短释义：
One way to remember the meaning of dawdle is that it rhymes with “waddle,” as in, “a duck waddles.” Imagine what would happen if you waddled instead of walked. It would take a lot more time, and your companion might say, “Don’t dawdle!” Dawdle implies not only taking extra time but actually wasting it. A leisurely walk in the woods is one thing, but if you have to get to the theater on time, don’t dawdle along the way: you’ll miss the curtain!
有很多词都表示缓慢移动。磨蹭的意思是一个人行动太慢，落后，或者没有正确地专注于取得进步。
长释义：
One way to remember the meaning of dawdle is that it rhymes with “waddle,” as in, “a duck waddles.” Imagine what would happen if you waddled instead of walked. It would take a lot more time, and your companion might say, “Don’t dawdle!” Dawdle implies not only taking extra time but actually wasting it. A leisurely walk in the woods is one thing, but if you have to get to the theater on time, don’t dawdle along the way: you’ll miss the curtain!
记住“dawdle”含义的一种方法是它与“waddle”押韵，例如“鸭子摇摇摆摆”。想象一下，如果你摇摇晃晃地走而不是走路，会发生什么。这会花费更多的时间，你的同伴可能会说：“别磨蹭了！”磨蹭不仅意味着花费额外的时间，而且实际上是浪费时间。在树林里悠闲地散步是一回事，但如果您必须准时到达剧院，请不要沿途磨磨蹭蹭：您会错过幕布的！
文学例句：
Still, though less inclined than Mr. Levine to dawdle over sights and smells, Mr. Thomas sacrificed nothing in cumulative impact.
尽管如此，尽管托马斯先生不像莱文先生那样在视觉和气味上磨磨蹭蹭，但他在累积影响力方面却没有做出任何牺牲。
—Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler at Tanglewood by ???
Fortunately, there is plenty of music to divert us when the dialogue dawdles.
幸运的是，当对话拖沓时，有很多音乐可以转移我们的注意力。
—Review: ‘Marie and Rosetta’ Ruminates on Gospel, R&B and Life by Charles Isherwood
While the movers dawdle and Dad’s “investors” jerk his startup chain, the Andersons live in an empty, narrow, dirty house.
当搬家工人磨磨蹭蹭、爸爸的“投资者”猛拉他的创业连锁店时，安德森一家却住在一间空荡荡、狭窄而肮脏的房子里。
—Review: ‘Inside Out’ Is the Craziest Movie Pixar Has Ever Come Up With by emilystraus
词源：
dawdle (v.)1650s, intransitive, “to idle, waste time,” perhaps a variant of daddle “to walk unsteadily.” Perhaps influenced by daw, because the bird was regarded as sluggish and silly. Not in general use until c. 1775. Transitive sense in dawdle away is attested by 1768. Related: Dawdled; dawdling; dawdler.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
dawdle (v.)1650年代，不及物动词，“闲置，浪费时间”，可能是daddle“摇摇晃晃地走”的变体。也许是受到了黎明的影响，因为这种鸟被认为是迟钝和愚蠢的。直到 c. 才普遍使用。 1775. 1768 年证实了“磨蹭”一词的及物意义。磨蹭；闲逛者.相关条目及更多
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