lollygag

vi. 闲逛, 浪费光阴

发音

US /ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/
AU /ˈlɒlɪɡæɡ/

词形变化

lollygags 复数 lollygagged lollygagging lollygags 三单 lollygags lollygagging 现在分词 lollygagged 过去式 lollygagged 过去分词

别名

lallygag lollygog lalligag lolligag

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A useless or worthless person or thing.

    美国 可数 过时 不可数

    The lallygag strolls down the road that leads to Failureville.

  2. 2.

    Silliness, nonsense.

    美国 不可数 可数

    He likes to do his car up with blacked-out windows, and all that lollygag.

v.
  1. 1.

    To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

    美国
  2. 2.

    To fool around, especially sexually.

    美国 过时
  3. 3.

    To effusively (often excessively) display affection.

    美国 过时

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

lounge loaf linger lurk tarry loiter hang around mess about footle lallygag

上位词 1

wait

下位词 2

lurch prowl

词源

By surface analysis, lolly (“fool, tongue”) + gag (“fool around”). Compare lollypoop. Cited in American dialects from 1871 and attested since at least 1859.

来源：wiktionary