shilly-shally

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Indecision; irresolution. informal
动词 v.
  1. To procrastinate. informal
    — "Why, you sees [sic], Captain, your time has come, and you can't shilly-shally any longer. You have had your full swing; your years are up, and you must die like a man!"
  2. To vacillate. informal
    — The shilly-shallying performance on domestic issues that has marked Bush's first two years in office is not the result of ineptitude.
形容词 adj.
  1. Indecisive; wavering. informal
    — Irwine would think him a shilly-shally fellow ever after.

词形变化

shilly-shallies present,singular,third-person shilly-shallying participle,present shilly-shallied participle,past shilly-shallied past shilly and shally alternative more shilly-shally comparative most shilly-shally superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
shilly-shallier stand shilly-shally

词源

词源 1
A reduplication of shall I? An older form was Shill-I-shall-I.
词源 2
A reduplication of shall I? An older form was Shill-I-shall-I.
词源 3
A reduplication of shall I? An older form was Shill-I-shall-I.
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