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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Nowadays the backwardness, the inefficiency, dilatory style, and breach of duty etc in the government's functioning mechanism have greatly baffled the efficiency of social production, which makes it necessary to reform the administrative mode.
  当前我国政府运行机制的落后、效率低下、办事拖拉、不负责任等种种现象严重阻碍了整个社会生产的效率，这就有必要对政府的管理模式进行改革。
• 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 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
• It is dilatory of you not to answer to me.
  你真会拖，都没回我的信。
• "Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action."
  “谨慎的、保守的，如在采取行动中.”
• Choosey, a dilatory relationship is hard for everybody.
  简仁，拖拖拉拉大家都辛苦。