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
- 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 hurries because he is late and is more likely to be injured on his dilatory journey home.
他会因为担心迟到而一路小跑,而在慢慢吞吞的回家路上他更容易受伤。 - 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。 - 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。 - "Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action."
“谨慎的、保守的,如在采取行动中.” - Choosey, a dilatory relationship is hard for everybody.
简仁,拖拖拉拉大家都辛苦。 - This system is experiencing trials of times because it is dilatory, bias and hard to be controlled.
同人评审机制由于其难以有效控制和一定的拖沓、不可靠和偏颇,正在经受时代的考验; - After a pause he added "sir." in a dilatory, grudging way.
停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。 - 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。