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
- 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； - 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。 - It is dilatory of you not to answer to me.
你真会拖，都没回我的信。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Study on Dilatory Resistance to Scab in Wheat Cultivars
小麦品种对赤霉病的慢病性研究