dally
verb [intransitive] (old-fashioned)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dally | |
| he / she / it dallies | |
| past simple dallied | |
| past participle dallied | |
| -ing form dallying |
to do something too slowly; to take too much time making a decision 蹉跎（时光）；延误；拖拉 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French dalier ‘to chat’ (commonly used in Anglo-Norman French), of unknown origin.