shilly-shally
英 ['ʃili,ʃæli]
美
- vi. 犹豫不决；踌躇；优柔寡断
- adv. 慢吞吞地；犹豫不决地
- adj. 犹豫不决的；优柔寡断的
- n. 犹豫不决；优柔寡断
shilly-shally 踌躇，犹豫来自 shall 的同韵构词，缩写自口语 shill I,shall I?比较 wishy-washy,淡而无味的，空洞的。
- shilly-shally (v.)
- "to vacillate," 1782, from adverbial expression to stand shilly-shally (1703), earlier shill I, shall I (1700), a fanciful reduplication of shall I? (compare wishy-washy, dilly-dally, etc.). From 1734 as an adjective, by 1755 as a noun. Related: Shilly-shallying (1816).
- 1. It's time for Brooke to stop shilly-shallying.
- 这时候布鲁克不能再犹豫不决了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Stop shilly-shallying and make up your mind.
- 别犹豫了，拿主意吧。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. He's a weak man and he shilly - shallied.
- 他是个软弱的人,总是犹犹豫豫、磨磨蹭蹭.
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