dawdling is dawdle's Present Participle

dawdle

US [ˈdɔd(ə)l]
UK [ˈdɔːd(ə)l]
  • v.磨蹭
  • Web闲逛的；顸；拖磨
Simple Present：dawdles  Present Participle：dawdling  Past Tense：dawdled  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
混日子,偷赖,磨蹭

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,磨蹭磨蹭,闲逛的闲逛的,顸顸,拖磨拖磨
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
But it's disconcerting to see so much dawdling in an industry with so much incentive to act.
可是，看到一个拥有如此多采取行动动机的行业还在如此拖延，实在令人不安。
kě shì , kàn dào yī gè yōng yǒu rú cǐ duō cǎi qǔ xíng dòng dòng jī de háng yè hái zài rú cǐ tuō yán , shí zài lìng rén bù ān 。
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2.
Xiao has been estranged from his roommate and former buddy because he was short-tempered with him for dawdling before leaving for classes.
肖已经和他以前的好朋友兼室友疏远了，因为室友去上课之前磨磨蹭蹭让他受不了。
xiāo yǐ jīng hé tā yǐ qián de hǎo péng yǒu jiān shì yǒu shū yuǎn le , yīn wèi shì yǒu qù shàng kè zhī qián mó mó cèng cèng ràng tā shòu bu liǎo 。
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3.
After dawdling for a few months, the owners jumped to action, the hard way.
荒废了几个月后，新老板们突然开始行动，以一种强硬的方式。
huāng fèi le jǐ gè yuè hòu , xīn lǎo bǎn men tū rán kāi shǐ xíng dòng , yǐ yī zhǒng qiáng yìng de fāng shì 。
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4.
Two thirds of respondents said "faffing, " or dawdling, by those in front of them was the thing they hated most.
三分之二的被调查者称他们最讨厌的事情就是前面的人磨蹭或拖拉。
sān fēn zhī èr de bèi diào chá zhě chēng tā men zuì tǎo yàn de shì qíng jiù shì qián mian de rén mó ceng huò tuō lā 。
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5.
It never occurred to me whether I had been dawdling time away during the past years, or maybe I have lost interest in such questions.
我从没有想过这几年我有没有浪费的渡过，或许这种问题，对我已经再也提不起兴趣。
wǒ cóng méi yǒu xiǎng guò zhè jǐ nián wǒ yǒu mei yǒu làng fèi de dù guò , huò xǔ zhè zhǒng wèn tí , duì wǒ yǐ jīng zài yě tí bù qǐ xìng qù 。
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6.
"Why are we dawdling ? " he bellowed. The command ship blurred forward to superluminal speed.
“我们在磨蹭什么？”他怒吼道。指挥舰变得模糊起来，进入了超光速状态。
" wǒ men zài mó ceng shén me ? " tā nù hǒu dào 。 zhǐ huī jiàn biàn de mó hu qǐ lái , jìn rù le chāo guāng sù zhuàng tài 。
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7.
No more dawdling now. Move your ass. High gear, gentlemen, high gear .
别再磨磨蹭蹭了。快走。开高速档啊，先生们，高速档。
bié zài mó mó cèng cèng le 。 kuài zǒu 。 kāi gāo sù dàng a , xiān sheng men , gāo sù dàng 。
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8.
After dawdling for years, governments must race to beat the clock.
虚度多年光阴后，各国政府现在必须争分夺秒。
xū dù duō nián guāng yīn hòu , gè guó zhèng fǔ xiàn zài bì xū zhēng fēn duó miǎo 。
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9.
When I come back the room is filled with fine aroma of fresh bread and garlic. My little son has woken up and is dawdling to the kitchen.
回来时，屋里已弥漫着新鲜面包和大蒜的香味，我的小儿子睡醒来后正慵懒地走进厨房。
huí lái shí , wū lǐ yǐ mí màn zhe xīn xiān miàn bāo hé dà suàn de xiāng wèi , wǒ de xiǎo ér zi shuì xǐng lái hòu zhèng yōng lǎn de zǒu jìn chú fáng 。
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10.
If you quit dawdling and just turn to , the cleaning will be done in a day .
如果你停止闲逛，马上开始工作，清洁工作一天就能做完。
rú guǒ nǐ tíng zhǐ xián guàng , mǎ shàng kāi shǐ gōng zuò , qīng jié gōng zuò yī tiān jiù néng zuò wán 。
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