dally
verb [ I ] old-fashioned uk/ˈdæl.i/ us/ˈdæl.i/
蹉跎,浪费光阴;磨洋工,做事磨蹭
to waste time or do something slowly
See also: dilly-dally
Phrasal verbs
dally with someone 玩弄…的感情,欺骗…的感情;与…调情
to be romantically or sexually involved with someone, usually for a short time, without really loving that person
It's cruel the way she just dallies with his affections. 她那样玩弄他的感情真是太残忍了。
dally with something 随便想想,不认真地考虑(想法、主题或计划)
to consider or imagine an idea, subject, or plan, but not in a serious way
He had occasionally dallied with the idea of starting his own business, but he had never actually done anything about it. 他偶尔也曾幻想过自己去开个公司,但却从未真正付诸行动。