shilly-shally是什么意思？

shilly-shally

英[ˈʃɪli ʃæli] 美[ˈʃɪliˌʃæli]

• n. 犹豫不决；
• vi. 犹豫不决；踌躇；优柔寡断；
• adv. 慢吞吞地；犹豫不决地；
• adj. 犹豫不决的；优柔寡断的；

复数：shilly-shallies;

过去式：shilly-shallied;

过去分词：shilly-shallied;

现在分词：shilly-shallying;

第三人称单数：shilly-shallies;

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  犹豫;踌躇不决
  If you say that someone is shilly-shallying, you disapprove of the fact that they are hesitating when they should make a decision.
  例句
  It's time for Brooke to stop shilly-shallying. 这时候布鲁克不能再犹豫不决了。