dilatory
US /ˈdɪl.ə.tɔːr.i/
UK /ˈdɪl.ə.tɔːr.i/
形容詞
1.
拖延的, 遲緩的
slow to act
範例:
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The government has been dilatory in responding to the crisis.
政府在應對危機方面一直很遲緩。
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His dilatory habits caused him to miss the deadline.
他拖延的習慣導致他錯過了截止日期。
2.
拖延的, 旨在拖延的
intended to cause delay
範例:
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The lawyer used dilatory tactics to postpone the trial.
律師使用拖延戰術來推遲審判。
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The committee's dilatory actions frustrated the progress of the bill.
委員會的拖延行為阻礙了法案的進展。
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