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 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。
• Study on Dilatory Resistance to Scab in Wheat Cultivars
  小麦品种对赤霉病的慢病性研究
• He was of the opinion that Jefferson would soon remove his dilatory commander.
  他认为杰斐逊很快就会撤换他那位做事拖拉的指挥官。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is dilatory of you not to answer to me.
  你真会拖，都没回我的信。