| 单词 | dilatory |
| 释义 | dilatory (once / 5934 pages) adj Something dilatory creates a delay. If you are a high school student, once in a while you might have used dilatory tactics if you forgot to do your homework. The adjective dilatory comes from the Latin root word dilator, a noun that means someone who puts off things, or a procrastinator. If you are always late to appointments, people may accuse you of being dilatory, especially if they think you don't have a good excuse. WORD FAMILYdilatory: dilatorily, dilatoriness USAGE EXAMPLESOnce he spied a dilatory writer on the street in New Haven. New York Times(Sep 13, 2016) And if the dissenters try the same tactic repeatedly, he or she can rule their moves dilatory and move on. Time(Jul 05, 2016) In his chapter on red deer, perhaps the best in the book, Foster describes trying to cultivate that animal’s dilatory, fearful, and observant stillness. The New Yorker(May 23, 2016) adj wasting time Syn laggard, pokey, poky slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time |
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