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
- 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。 - The dynamic changes of dilatory reactivity of aorta and pulmonary arteries from the tail suspension rats
尾部悬吊大鼠胸主动脉和肺动脉舒张反应性的动态变化 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Oh! these bleak winds and bitter northern skies, and impassableroads, and dilatory country surgeons!
啊，这荒凉的风，严寒的北方天空，难走的路，慢腾腾的乡下大夫！ - 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。 - His family knew him to be, on all common occasions, a most negligent and dilatory correspondent; but at such a time they had hoped for exertion.
家里人本来知道他一向懒得写信，能够拖延总是拖延；但是在这样的时候，她们都希望他能够勉为其难一些。 - 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。