英 [ˈdɪlətəri] 美 [ˈdɪlətɔːri]
adj. 拖拉的；缓慢的，不慌不忙的
dilatory /ˈdɪlətərɪ/
形容词 Someone or something that is dilatory is slow and causes delay. 拖拉的
You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
当公务员办事拖拉时，你可能期望政治家们能够把事情顺利解决。
拖拉
... [pedant old fogey] 迂腐的书呆子;迂儒 [dilatory;be slow in movement] 行动迟缓;不直截了当 [absurd view] 迂腐而不切实际。不合事理的见解 ...
... [pedant old fogey] 迂腐的书呆子;迂儒 [dilatory;be slow in movement] 行动迟缓;不直截了当 [absurd view] 迂腐而不切实际。不合事理的见解 ...
... [rounding-off work] 留下尚待解决之事 [dilatory;laggard] 形容做事拖拉 [dragnet;trail net;trawl;trawlnet] 在船后拖着或拉着的网 ...
... fathomable adj. 看得透的；可测明深度的；可了解的 dilatory adj. 拖拉的；缓慢的，不慌不忙的 odious adj.可憎的，可厌恶的，令人作呕的 ...
dilatoriness 迟缓；拖延
拖拉的；缓慢的，不慌不忙的
You might expect politicians to smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.
当公务员办事拖拉时，你可能期望政治家们能够把事情顺利解决。
The boss sacked a dilatory worker.
老板解雇了一个凡事爱拖拉的工人。
Cautious or dilatory, as in taking action.
谨慎的、保守的，如在采取行动中。
The commission has since drafted a directive that penalises dilatory and double-charging banks.
Officials in countries such as Ethiopia or Ukraine may lack the means or motivation to chase up dilatory American parents.
It becomes harder to distinguish between conscientious job-seekers and dilatory ones.