temporize是什么意思？

temporize

英[ˈtempəraɪz] 美[ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz]

• vi. 敷衍，拖延，顺应时势，暂时同意；

第三人称单数：temporizes;

过去式：temporized;

过去分词：temporized;

现在分词：temporizing;

例句

• to tend to temporize 倾向于敷衍了事
• She would balance and temporize endlessly before reaching a decision. 她在做出决定前会不断地犹豫观望和见风使舵.
• Celia had decided long ago she would never temporize on that. 西莉亚早就认定,在这上面她绝不能妥协.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  (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.
  例句
  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。 'Not exactly, sir,' temporized Sloan. “不完全是这样，先生，”斯隆敷衍道。

英汉词典释义

• vi.
  敷衍,应付
  to tend to temporize 倾向于敷衍了事

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time;
  "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"