不及物动词拖延; 敷衍; 顺应时势; 暂时同意
1. 顺应时势:temporarytotaldisability暂时全部劳动能力丧失 | temporize顺应时势 | temporizer顺应时势者
2. temporize
2. 见风驶舵:temporize with 妥协 | temporize 见风驶舵 | temporizer 骑墙主义者
3. 见风使舵 顺应时世:temperate 节制的 | extemporization 即席演说 | temporize 见风使舵 顺应时世
4. 见风使舵:teem#充满 | temporize#见风使舵 | terminate#终结
1. (为争取时间)拖延
If you say that someone is temporizing, you mean that they keep doing unimportant things in order to delay something important such as making a decision or stating their real opinion.
e.g. They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster...
面临着显而易见的灾难,他们还在拖延时间。
e.g. ''Not exactly, sir,'' temporized Sloan.
“不完全是这样,先生,”斯隆敷衍道。
verb
1. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
e.g. The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote
Synonym: temporise