1. (為爭取時(shí)間)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... 面臨著(zhù)顯而易見(jiàn)的災難,他們還在拖延時(shí)間。 e.g. 'Not exactly, sir,' temporized Sloan. “不完全是這樣,先生,”斯隆敷衍道。
temporize英英釋義
temporize的解釋
verb
1. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
e.g. The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote