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

中文词源


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。

英文词源


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).

双语例句


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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