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

• 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。
• 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 actions of the government have not helped the situation.
  政府的拖延行为对局势没有帮助。
• This system is experiencing trials of times because it is dilatory, bias and hard to be controlled.
  同人评审机制由于其难以有效控制和一定的拖沓、不可靠和偏颇，正在经受时代的考验；
• The pars transversa provides lateral wall rigidity and can even be a dilatory muscle.
  鼻肌横部提供外侧壁硬度，甚至做为扩张肌。
• 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。
• 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。
• After a pause he added "sir." in a dilatory, grudging way.
  停了一会他才慢吞吞地、勉勉强强地加了一声“先生”。
• The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
  昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。
• It is dilatory of you not to answer to me.
  你真会拖，都没回我的信。