dally /ˈdælɪ/ ( dallying, dallied, dallies )

• 1. 

  V-I If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. 磨蹭 [老式]

  例：

  The bureaucrats dallied too long.

  官僚们延误了太长时间。

  例：

  He did not dally over the choice of a partner.

  他没有在选择合伙人上面磨磨蹭蹭。

• 2. 

  V-I If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you. 与...调情 [老式]

  例：

  In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.

  过去他与女演员们和女小说家们调情。