dilatory
英 [ˈdɪlətəri]
美 [ˈdɪlətɔːri]
adj. 拖拉的; 拖延的; 延误的
BNC.33843 / COCA.32015
牛津词典
adj.
- 拖拉的;拖延的;延误的
not acting quickly enough; causing delay- The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
政府迟迟未解决失业问题。
- The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 拖拉的;拖沓的;延误的
Someone or something that isdilatoryis slow and causes delay.- You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
公务员办事拖沓,你可能认为政治家会把事情顺利解决。
- You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
英英释义
adj
双语例句
- Decades of dilatory Western involvement had made no impact.
西方国家数十年来缓慢的介入,没有产生什么影响。 - This evening with two years ago any difference, the city has not had it forever to be sloppy the dilatory rhythm, the air is fainily stirring during all assembling and parting meeting and parting.
这个晚上同两年前没有任何区别,城市有它永远散漫拖沓的节奏,空气淡漠地搅拌着其间所有的聚散离合。 - His behaviour is generally dilatory, so it's not surprising he's late.
他一向慢吞吞的,所以迟到不奇怪。 - You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
公务员办事拖沓,你可能认为政治家会把事情顺利解决。 - He was of the opinion that Jefferson would soon remove his dilatory commander.
他认为杰斐逊很快就会撤换他那位做事拖拉的指挥官。 - AIM: To study the dilatory effects and mechanism of ginsenosides Rg1 ( G-Rg1) on basilar artery of rabbit.
目的:观察人参皂甙Rg1(G-Rg1)对基底动脉条的扩张作用,并探讨其作用机制。 - The dilatory actions of the government have not helped the situation.
政府的拖延行为对局势没有帮助。 - Filibuster: The use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action, especially in a legislative assembly.
阻饶议事的议员:用极端拖拉的战术来延迟或防止决议形成,特别是在立法程序上。 - The ministry and the chamber continued to be dilatory, so hulas were smuggled in through East Germany.
这两个部门仍然拖拖拉拉,于是呼拉圈就通过东德走私进来。 - The dilatory caution of Pope enabled him to condense his sentiments, to multiply his images, and to accumulate all that study might produce, or chance might supply.
蒲柏因谨慎而迟缓,所以能浓缩其情感,丰富其形象,积聚沉思之所出,偶然之所赐。