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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

拖延 [tuōyán]
  1. 1. verb delay

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拖延 [tuōyán]
  1. 1. delay; put off; procrastinate; stall; hold off
    期限快到,不能再拖延了。
    The deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more.
    拖延时间
    play for time; stall (for time)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拖延 [tuōyán]
  1. 1. 延长时间,不及时或没能按时办理
    这笔钱拖延了三个月才到位。

Examples

拖延时间
play for time; stall (for time)
由于这件事情的影响,对你的提职要拖延一段时间了。
Because of this matter, your promotion has to be delayed until a later date.
拖延时日。
不会无限期拖延下去。
He was responsible for delaying and holding off the enemy's push.
他负责拖延和抵抗敌人的进攻。
to leave sth until later
把某事往后拖延
to play for time
为争取时间而拖延
They could delay the flight still further.
他们能将航班拖延得更久。

Collocations

拖延战术
delaying tactics
拖延时间
to stall for time
故意拖延
to delay something intentionally
拖延下去
to delay something until…
拖延不办
to procrastinate and not do something

Word Decomposition


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