dally
v
(pt, pp dallied)
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (over sth) waste time 浪费时间
Come on. Don't dally! 好了, 别浪费时间了!
She dallies over her work and rarely finishes it. 她工作吊儿郎当, 很少能把工作做完.
2 (phr v) dally with sb/sth treat sb/sth frivolously 戏弄、 玩弄某人[某事物]
She merely dallied with him/his affections, ie flirted with him without really caring for him. 她只是玩弄他[他的感情]. dally with sth think about (an idea, etc) but not seriously (不认真地)考虑(意见等)
dally with a proposal 马马虎虎考虑一项提议.
Before you decide, have a good taste of Marie's cake.
没吃之前先别作决定,且先尝尝玛丽可口的蛋糕。
Of course, the Hubble is above the earth's atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.