| 词汇 | temporize |
| 释义 | temporize verb[ I ] formal(UK usuallytemporise)uk /ˈtem.pər.aɪz/ us /ˈtem.pə.raɪz/ to delay making a decision or stating your opinion in order to get an advantage（为了争取有利条件而）拖延时间 Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock hold up inefficiency inefficiently kept kick push raincheck retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve sit spin stall Examples of temporizetemporize There is one provision, and one only, which temporizes the severity of this schedule. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are trying to temporize, to do little things to satisfy both sides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At least one modern commentator has characterized the decision temporizing and cautious. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Prevost temporized and asked for 24 hours of truce. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Wilson persisted, saying that giving in would be to temporize with evil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the mid-1960s, relations between white liberals and the civil rights movement became increasingly strained; civil rights leaders accused liberal politicians of temporizing and procrastinating. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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