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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 慢吞吞
[màntūntūn]
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1.
形
慢腾腾。
Examples
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他慢吞吞地从坐位上站起来,开始一字一板地讲话。
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He rose slowly from his chair and began to speak in a deliberate way.
→ 一字一板
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他做什么事情都是这样慢吞吞的。
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He goes at such a leisurely pace in doing everything.
→ 慢吞吞
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他做事总是慢吞吞的, 让人干着急。
→ 慢吞吞
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He will do it in his own sweet time.
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他会由着性子慢吞吞地做这件事的。
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to dawdle over (doing) sth
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慢吞吞做某事
→ dawdle
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to be quick/slow off the mark (in doing sth)
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不失时机地/慢吞吞地开始(做某事)
→ mark
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Word Decomposition
慢
[màn]
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吞
[tūn]
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吞
[tūn]
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