dilatory
/dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ˈdɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ˈdɪlətərɪ, -trɪ) //
拖沓的,拖拖拉拉的,拖拖拉拉,拖延症
Related Words
backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动delaying拖延,拖延时间,拖延的,耽误时间deliberate斟酌,故意,蓄意的,蓄意laggard落后者,落伍者,滞后,落后的late迟到的,迟来的,迟到了,晚了lax宽松,松懈,宽松的,松弛lazy懒惰,懒散的,懒惰的,懒散leisurely悠闲地,悠然自得,悠闲的,悠闲neglectful疏忽大意,忽略不计,疏于管理,忽视negligent疏忽大意,疏忽大意的,疏忽,疏忽的remiss不负责任,不负责任的,疏忽大意,不负责任的人slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的tardy行动迟缓,迟钝,迟钝的人,迟钝的unhurried从容不迫,缓缓地,悠悠,缓缓behindhand隐蔽性,隐身,隐蔽的,隐蔽性强lingering悠长的,绵绵不绝,悠长,绵绵不绝的dallying颟顸无知,颟顸的,颟顸,颟顸无能loitering徘徊不前,游荡,闲逛,徘徊
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- : intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision: a dilatory strategy.
Synonyms & Antonyms
adj.procrastinating
Synonyms
backward向后,向后的,向后退,向后移动behindhand隐蔽性,隐身,隐蔽的,隐蔽性强dallying颟顸无知,颟顸的,颟顸,颟顸无能delaying拖延,拖延时间,拖延的,耽误时间deliberate斟酌,故意,蓄意的,蓄意laggard落后者,落伍者,滞后,落后的late迟到的,迟来的,迟到了,晚了lax宽松,松懈,宽松的,松弛lazy懒惰,懒散的,懒惰的,懒散leisurely悠闲地,悠然自得,悠闲的,悠闲lingering悠长的,绵绵不绝,悠长,绵绵不绝的loitering徘徊不前,游荡,闲逛,徘徊moratory停尸房,殓房,停尸间,道场neglectful疏忽大意,忽略不计,疏于管理,忽视negligent疏忽大意,疏忽大意的,疏忽,疏忽的putting off推迟,推迟付款,推迟执行,延迟remiss不负责任,不负责任的,疏忽大意,不负责任的人slack松弛,松懈,松懈的,松垮的slow缓慢,慢,缓慢的,缓sluggish迟缓的,缓缓的,迟缓,迟钝的snail-like蜗牛状,蜗牛式,蜗牛型,蜗牛式的tardy行动迟缓,迟钝,迟钝的人,迟钝的time-wasting浪费时间,耗时,浪费时间的,消磨时间unhasty不爽的,不爽,讨厌,不爽快unhurried从容不迫,缓缓地,悠悠,缓缓
Examples
Decision making is slow, acquisition processes are dilatory, and maintenance of the equipment bought is poor.
The tedious, dilatory time and money-wasting “come later on” procedure of times gone by no longer obtains.
But the policy of Austria was, at that time, strangely dilatory and irresolute.
The Greek Government, British retaliation which was all but bankrupt, was dilatory in settling these claims.
An early dinner was eaten, and the dishes washed with an alacrity in agreeable contrast to the dilatory methods of the morning.
He felt like explaining to them that he had not just arrived, and that he really was not so foolish or so dilatory as he looked.
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