"dawdle" in Chinese (Traditional)
磨蹭拖拖拉拉
Definition
做事遲緩、拖延，尤其是在應該快點完成的時候浪費時間。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多為口語，常用於形容小孩慢吞吞或因為拖拉而遲到。常見搭配有“don't dawdle”、“dawdling over breakfast”。強調不必要的拖延，不只是速度慢。
Examples
Don't dawdle on your way to school.
上學路上別**磨蹭**。
She always dawdles when getting ready in the morning.
她早上準備時總是**拖拖拉拉**。
If you dawdle, you'll miss the bus.
如果你**磨蹭**，會錯過公車。
We don't have all day—stop dawdling and let's go!
我們沒一整天的時間——別再**磨蹭**了，快走吧！
He dawdled over his homework, hoping to avoid bedtime.
他在做作業時故意**磨蹭**，想拖延睡覺時間。
Why dawdle in the rain? Let's get inside!
為什麼要在雨裡**磨蹭**？我們快進去吧！