"dawdling" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 磨蹭
• 拖拖拉拉

Definition

做事拖拉，花比必要更多的时间，通常因为懒惰、分心或没有紧迫感。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Dawdling”常用于轻微责备，尤其针对小孩或非正式场合。常见于“stop dawdling”等短语，多指因分心等导致动作缓慢。

Examples

Stop dawdling and finish your homework.

别再**磨蹭**了，赶快做完作业。

The children were dawdling on their way to school.

孩子们上学路上一直在**磨蹭**。

She spent the afternoon dawdling in the garden.

她下午都在花园里**磨蹭**。

Are you dawdling again, or do you actually need more time?

你又在**磨蹭**还是真的需要更多时间？

We missed the bus because Mark was dawdling in the bathroom.

我们错过了公交车，因为马克在浴室里**磨蹭**。

Sometimes a little dawdling helps me relax after a busy week.

有时候稍微**磨蹭**一下能让我在忙完一周后放松。