/'dælɪ; `dælɪ/
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.

v past tense and past participledalliedpresent participledallyingthird person singulardallies [I]

[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Anglo-French;Origin: dalier]
to waste time, or do something very slowly
　Don't dally along the way! We haven't got much time.
dally with / [dally with sb/sth] phr v
to do something or think about something, but not in a very serious way
　They've dallied with the idea of touring round the world.
old-fashioned to have a romantic relationship with someone, but not in a serious way