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
- 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 - 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。 - 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。 - Study on Dilatory Resistance to Scab in Wheat Cultivars
小麦品种对赤霉病的慢病性研究 - His credit suffered because he was dilatory in paying his bills.
因为他付账迟误了以至于信用卡出了问题。 - 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。 - We apologize forbeing so dilatory in dealing with your enquiry.
对答复您的咨询如此缓慢，我们表示道歉。 - 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！ - 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。