dilatory

英 [ˈdɪlətəri]

美 [ˈdɪlətɔːri]

adj.  拖拉的; 拖延的; 延误的

GRE法律

BNC.33843 / COCA.32015

牛津词典

adj.

• 拖拉的；拖延的；延误的
  not acting quickly enough; causing delay
  1. The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
     政府迟迟未解决失业问题。

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• wasting time
  Synonym:laggardpokypokey

双语例句

• Study on Dilatory Resistance to Scab in Wheat Cultivars
  小麦品种对赤霉病的慢病性研究
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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
• 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 dilatory actions of the government have not helped the situation.
  政府的拖延行为对局势没有帮助。
• 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。
• "Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action."
  “谨慎的、保守的，如在采取行动中.”
• 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。