| 单词 | 拖延时间 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DELAY〕Quit stalling and tell me where she is. 别拖延时间了，告诉我她在哪儿。朗文写作活用〔DELAY〕The rebel's current ceasefire doesn't amount to much more than playing for time. 叛乱分子当前的停火只是在拖延时间而已。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕We were paid by the hour, so I spun out the work for as long as I could. 我们按小时计酬，所以我尽可能地拖延时间。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕Well, the lawyers always spin it out, don't they -- that's how they make their money! 哎，律师总是拖延时间，不是吗—他们就是这么赚钱的！朗文写作活用〔PUNISH〕A referee may penalise players for wasting time. 裁判可能会处罚故意拖延时间的运动员。朗文写作活用〔WILLING〕They urged Parliament not to drag its feet on the bill. 他们敦促议会对这项议案不要拖延时间。朗文写作活用〔buy time〕He tried to buy time by saying he hadn't been well.他试图以身体不适为借口来拖延时间。剑桥高阶〔drag your heels/feet〕I suspect the management is dragging its heels on this issue.我怀疑管理层是在这个问题上拖延时间。剑桥高阶〔evil〕Deferring interest is only putting off the evil hour.延期付息只是在拖延时间而已。外研社新世纪〔penalize〕He was penalized for time-wasting.他因拖延时间而受罚。牛津高阶〔penalize〕The team was penalized for wasting time.该队因拖延时间而受到处罚。朗文当代〔play for time〕They're just playing for time, hoping that the situation will resolve itself.他们只是在拖延时间，希望情况会自行好转。韦氏高阶〔play〕The rebels may be playing for time while they try to get more weapons.叛乱分子可能在拖延时间，想搞到更多的武器。朗文当代〔procrastinate〕I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.我知道迟早得解决这个问题——我只是在拖延时间。剑桥高阶〔sit〕They decided to sit on the bad news as long as possible.他们决定尽可能拖延时间不把这个凶讯讲出去。英汉大词典〔spin out〕My wife's solicitor was anxious to spin things out for as long as possible.我妻子的律师很想尽可能拖延时间。柯林斯高阶〔stall〕He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.他向他们提了各种毫无意义的问题来拖延时间。牛津搭配〔stall〕He stalled for time to wait for his friends coming.他拖延时间等着他的朋友的到来。21世纪英汉〔stall〕He was just stalling for time .他只是在拖延时间。朗文当代〔stall〕Please stop stalling and answer the question.别再拖延时间了，直接回答问题。韦氏高阶〔stall〕Quit stalling and answer my question! 别拖延时间，快回答我的问题！朗文当代〔stall〕Some parties have accused the governor of stalling.有些党派指责州长在拖延时间。柯林斯高阶〔stall〕The goalkeeper stalled as starting the goal kick,being given a yellow card.门将在开球门球时，因故意拖延时间而被出示了一张黄牌。21世纪英汉〔stonewalling〕The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment.政府只是在模棱两可地拖延时间，企图掩盖自己的政治窘态。柯林斯高阶〔stonewall〕They were just stonewalling for time.他们只是在拖延时间。韦氏高阶〔temporize〕They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster.面临如此显而易见的灾难, 他们还在拖延时间。外研社新世纪〔temporize〕They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster.面临着显而易见的灾难，他们还在拖延时间。柯林斯高阶〔time〕I feigned sickness to gain time.我假装生病,以此拖延时间。 英汉大词典〔time〕Not knowing what to do, she played for time by going to the bathroom.她不知道该怎么办，于是就借口去卫生间以拖延时间。牛津搭配〔time〕They don't have a strategy, they're simply playing for time.他们没有什么策略, 只是在故意拖延时间。外研社新世纪I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point -- I'm just procrastinating.我知道我迟早得处理这个问题----我只是在拖延时间。剑桥国际I suspect the government is dragging its heels over this issue.我怀疑政府是在这件事上拖延时间。剑桥国际I think we should sell the silver now, rather than sit on it and hope its value increases.我认为我们应该现在卖掉银器，这比拖延时间希望它增值要好。剑桥国际When I was studying for my exams I used to clean the house as a sort of displacement activity.过去我复习迎考的时候，总是打扫屋子，拖延时间，不想去看书。剑桥国际 |
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