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

• 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。
• Filibuster: The use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action, especially in a legislative assembly.
  阻饶议事的议员：用极端拖拉的战术来延迟或防止决议形成，特别是在立法程序上。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
  昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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 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。