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单词 temporize
释义
temporize
tempəraɪz ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense temporizes, present participle temporizing, past tense , past participle temporized
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 temporise
VERB (为争取时间)拖延 If you say that someone is temporizing, you mean that they keep doing unimportant things in order to delay something important such as making a decision or stating their real opinion. (为争取时间)拖延 [formal]
  • They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster. [VERB]

    面临着显而易见的灾难,他们还在拖延时间。

  • 'Not exactly, sir,' temporized Sloan. [VERB with quote]

    不完全是这样,先生,斯隆敷衍道。

SYN play for time, delay, stall, procrastinate
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