v.磨蹭；浪费时间；闲逛
Look sharp! Do not dawdle about like that. 快点！别这么磨磨蹭蹭了。
Look smart! Don't always dawdle about like that! 快一点！别总是那么拖拖拉拉！
He dawdles the hours away watching television. 他把时间都荒废在看电视上了。
Don't dawdle over your clothing. You're so beautiful already. 不要再在衣着上花费时间了，你已经够漂亮的了。
Students scurry around campus during the bleak winter months; they rarely dawdle. 萧瑟的冬季里,校园中学生行色匆匆,少有人漫游闲逛。
