| 词汇 | shilly-shallying |
| 释义 | shilly-shallying present participle ofshilly-shally shilly-shally verb[ I ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˈʃɪl.iˌʃæl.i/ us /ˈʃɪl.iˌʃæl.i/ to spend too much time doing something or making a decision because you do not know what is the right thing to do: 动摇不定;犹豫不决 Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision now!别再犹豫了，现在就作决定吧！ Hesitating backward broken English dilly-dally dither ditherer foot halting haltingly hang hang back have a foot in both campsidiom haw hesitant hesitantly hesitate hesitatingly hesitation hum sit sit on the fenceidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Doubt & ambivalence Examples of shilly-shallyingshilly-shallying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There have been 17 years of shilly-shallying and chopping and changing about the kind of state superannuation scheme we should have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us get away once and for all from all the shilly-shallying and endless fine words that never turn into deeds. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There seems to be a most incredible amount of shilly-shallying about street betting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point in shilly-shallying with a delayed-action motion. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English When we began our deliberations, we were criticised for taking a long time to get the technology right and were accused of shilly-shallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been no shilly-shallying and no revolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It really is time to stop the shilly-shallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble is that we have been shilly-shallying about another airport for too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no shilly-shallying over what to do about fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not too late for them to change their mind, although much time has been wasted shilly-shallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a housing need that must be addressed and no shilly-shallying can avoid that reality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want him to reply without any shilly-shallying or wriggling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shilly-shallying over disclosure of persistency rates should end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We were accused today of appalling delays and of shilly-shallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This lasted some time, with the usual shilly-shallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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