shillyshally

英 ['ʃɪlɪʃælɪ] 美 ['ʃɪlɪʃælɪ]

• v. 犹豫不决；踌躇；优柔寡断

英英释义

Noun:

1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

Verb:

1. be uncertain and vague

2. postpone doing what one should be doing;

   "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
   

近反义词

【近义词】

• cunctation 迟延
• dillydally 磨蹭
• procrastination 拖延
• drag one's feet 拖着脚缓慢行走...
• stall 栅栏
• procrastinate 延迟
• drag one's heels 拖着脚走
• dilly-dally 磨蹭