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

• By contrast, the pars alaris is the primary dilatory muscle of the ala and is responsible for alar flaring.
  相反，鼻肌翼部是鼻翼的主要扩张肌，使鼻翼外张。
• 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。
• "Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action."
  “谨慎的、保守的，如在采取行动中.”
• 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 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
• 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；
• 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！
• AIM: To study the dilatory effects and mechanism of ginsenosides Rg1 ( G-Rg1) on basilar artery of rabbit.
  目的：观察人参皂甙Rg1（G-Rg1）对基底动脉条的扩张作用，并探讨其作用机制。
• 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。
• Choosey, a dilatory relationship is hard for everybody.
  简仁，拖拖拉拉大家都辛苦。