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dally v.玩弄,戏弄,延误 You have probably heard the expression "to dilly-dally" — which means “to dawdle.” Well, if you take the dilly out of dilly-dally to get just dally — you still have pretty much the same meaning. Dally has other common definitions, such as “to flirt” (especially without care of the result) or “to play.” The light tone is probably an echo of its origin, which is likely the French word dalier, meaning “to amuse oneself.” 1[VERB 动词]慢吞吞地做；拖延 If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.   [V]  [V over n/-ing]  [Also V with n]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]The bureaucrats dallied too long...这些官僚拖拉了太久。He did not dally over the choice of a partner.他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。2[VERB 动词]调情；挑逗 If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you.   [V with n]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。

Accepted Answer

['dæli] Dally means “to waste time.” When you dally, you will cause a delay because of your dawdling. ☆☆☆☆☆

英语单词	dally
英美音标	['dæli]
中文释义	v.玩弄,戏弄,延误
vocabulary简明	Dally means “to waste time.” When you dally, you will cause a delay because of your dawdling.
vocabulary扩展	You have probably heard the expression "to dilly-dally" — which means “to dawdle.” Well, if you take the dilly out of dilly-dally to get just dally — you still have pretty much the same meaning. Dally has other common definitions, such as “to flirt” (especially without care of the result) or “to play.” The light tone is probably an echo of its origin, which is likely the French word dalier, meaning “to amuse oneself.”
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]慢吞吞地做；拖延 If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. [V] [V over n/-ing] [Also V with n] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] The bureaucrats dallied too long... 这些官僚拖拉了太久。 He did not dally over the choice of a partner. 他没有在选择合伙人的问题上浪费时间。 2 [VERB 动词]调情；挑逗 If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you. [V with n] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists. 他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。

Dally Means Verb 动词 [V N [Old Fashioned 过时