| 释义 |
dilatory 1 ENTRIES FOUND: dilatory (adjective) dilatory /ˈdɪləˌtori/ Brit /ˈdɪlətri/ adjective dilatory /ˈdɪləˌtori/ Brit /ˈdɪlətri/ adjective Learner's definition of DILATORY formal 1 : causing a delay拖延的;延误的 The committee's dilatory [=delaying] actions caused the loss of hundreds of jobs.委员会迟迟不行动导致成百上千人失业。 2 [more dilatory; most dilatory] : tending to be late : slow to do something拖拉的;迟缓的 She tends to be dilatory [=slow] about answering letters.她往往会拖一阵子才回信。 — dilatoriness noun [noncount] |