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

Study on Dilatory Resistance to Scab in Wheat Cultivars
小麦品种对赤霉病的慢病性研究
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。
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。
The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.
昨天老板开除了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。
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 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。
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。
"Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action."
“谨慎的、保守的，如在采取行动中.”
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。
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。