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 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。
• 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
• We apologize forbeing so dilatory in dealing with your enquiry.
  对答复您的咨询如此缓慢，我们表示道歉。
• Conclusion Vascular endothelium contributes to the β-adrenergic dilatory response of epicardial coronary arteries to dobutamine through nitric oxide formation.
  结论血管内皮通过一氧化氮的产生在β肾上腺素受体介导的心外膜冠状动脉扩张中起重要作用。
• 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”。
• 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。
• His family knew him to be, on all common occasions, a most negligent and dilatory correspondent; but at such a time they had hoped for exertion.
  家里人本来知道他一向懒得写信，能够拖延总是拖延；但是在这样的时候，她们都希望他能够勉为其难一些。
• "Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action."
  “谨慎的、保守的，如在采取行动中.”
• 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。