daw·dle /ˈdɔːdl $ ˈdɒː-/ verb [intransitiveI] SLOWto take a long time to do something or walk somewhere 〔做事或走路〕磨蹭,慢吞吞 Don’t dawdle – we’re late already! 别磨蹭了——我们已经晚了!
dawdle over I dawdled over a second cup of coffee. 我慢悠悠地喝着第二杯咖啡。
—dawdler noun [countableC]