dally

1. V-I If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. 磨蹭[老式]

The bureaucrats dallied too long. 官僚们延误了太长时间。

He did not dally over the choice of a partner. 他没有在选择合伙人上面磨磨蹭蹭。

2. V-I If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you. 与...调情[老式]

In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists. 过去他与女演员们和女小说家们调情。