单词 | takeyourtime |
释义 | take your time idiomtake 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 your 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 feet -->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 time -->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 /prəʊkræstɪneɪt; name proʊkræstɪneɪt/ 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。 |
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