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dawdle verb
⇨ take your time take your time idiom take your time ♦︎ stall ♦︎ drag your feet ♦︎ dawdle ♦︎ buy time ♦︎ procrastinate ♦︎ delayThese words all mean to be deliberately slow in doing sth or making a decision. 这些词均表示做事或决策时故意拖延时间。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆take your time / stall over sth■ take yourˈ time idiom (took, taken)to use as much time as you need without hurrying 从容不迫；慢慢来◆There's no rush－take your time.别着急，慢慢来。ⓘ Take your time is often used in an ironic way to say that you think sb is late or too slow in doing sth. * take your time常用于讽刺，指别人迟到或做事慢腾腾◆You certainly took your time getting here.你真是姗姗来迟啊！ ■ stall verb [intransitive] (rather formal) to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer, in order to gain time 故意拖延（以争取时间）◆They are still stalling on the deal.他们仍在拖时间，不急于达成协议。◆'What do you mean?' she asked, stalling for time.“你这是什么意思？”她问道，故意拖延着时间。■ drag your ˈfeet idiom (-gg-) (rather informal) to be deliberately slow in doing sth or in making a decision 故意拖拉；故意延迟（作出决定）◆They've been dragging their feet on settling the claim.他们一直拖着不解决这项索赔要求。■ dawdle verb [intransitive] to take a long time to do sth or go somewhere, especially by walking slowly 拖延；磨蹭；慢步而行◆Stop dawdling! We're going to be late!别磨蹭了，我们快迟到了！◆They dawdled along by the river, laughing and talking.他们沿着河边闲逛，谈笑风生。■ buy ˈtime idiom (bought, bought)to do sth in order to delay an event or decision 拖延时间（以阻延事件或决策）◆The negotiators kept the gunman talking to buy time for the hostages.谈判者不断让持枪歹徒说话，以便为人质争取时间。ⓘ Buying time is often seen as a clever thing to do, rather than sth that is disapproved of. * buy time常被视为聪明之举，而非贬义。■ procrastinate /prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt; NAmE proʊˈkræstɪneɪt/ verb (disapproving) to leave sth that you should do until a later time, usually because you do not want to do it （常因不愿做某事而）拖延，耽搁◆People were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated.饥民正挣扎在死亡线上，而政府行动却拖拖拉拉。ⓘ Procrastinating usually involves finding other, often unimportant, things to do, in order to avoid what you really should be doing. * procrastinate常指找别的一些较不重要的事做，以避免做真正应做之事。■ delay verb [intransitive] (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句) to not do sth until a later time 延迟；延期◆Don't delay－call us today!别拖延了，今天就给我们打电话！◆We can't delay much longer.我们不能再拖延了。 see also delay ⇨ delay , delay ⇨ hold sb/sth up ▸ delay noun [uncountable] ◆There's no time for delay.没有时间拖延了。◆Report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。 |