dipsy-doodle
verb US informal uk/ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl/ us/ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl/
不断改变方向
to keep changing direction
That plane was dipsy-doodling all over the place. 那架飞机不断改变方向,到处乱飞。
不断改变观点
to keep changing your opinion
Stop dipsy-doodling and make up your mind. 别再不停变了,拿定主意吧。
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- The path dipsy-doodles its way up the slope.
- The golfer has an unorthodox swing that looks like a dipsy-doodling figure-8.
- He dipsy-doodles around the decision in a most frustrating manner.
dipsy-doodle
noun [ C or U ] US informal uk/ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl/ us/ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl/
(尤指运动选手为避免阻截而)突然改变方向
a sudden change in direction, especially made by a player to avoid a tackle
Grady scored after a dipsy-doodle around the defence. 格雷迪绕过防守,一个突然变向就进了球。
突然的变化;不断的变化
sudden or repeated changes
Stocks continued their dipsy-doodle, rising and falling throughout the day. 股价持续无规律波动,全天涨跌互现。
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- If someone tries to get round me with a verbal dipsy-doodle, they won't succeed.
- All this dipsy-doodle, sidestepping and backtracking will probably make an opposition agreement difficult.