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
- It is dilatory of you not to answer to me.
你真会拖，都没回我的信。 - The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。 - By contrast, the pars alaris is the primary dilatory muscle of the ala and is responsible for alar flaring.
相反，鼻肌翼部是鼻翼的主要扩张肌，使鼻翼外张。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - Choosey, a dilatory relationship is hard for everybody.
简仁，拖拖拉拉大家都辛苦。 - 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！ - 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。