| 释义 |
buy timeidiom(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。 |