dally

1. V-I If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. 磨蹭[老式]

The bureaucrats dallied too long. 官僚們延誤了太長時(shí)間。

He did not dally over the choice of a partner. 他沒有在選擇合伙人上面磨磨蹭蹭。

2. V-I If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you. 與...調(diào)情[老式]

In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists. 過去他與女演員們和女小說家們調(diào)情。