拖延

The boss sacked a dilatory worker yesterday.

昨天老了一个凡事都爱拖延的人。

The meeting dragged out all the afternoon.

会议整整拖延了一下午。

I must point out that delay is unwise.

我必须指出拖延是不明智的。

The union leaders are trying to buy time by prolonging the negotiations.

工会的领袖企图以延长谈判过程来拖延时。

He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.

他向他们提了各种毫无意义的问题来拖延时。

Their team was penalized for intentionally wasting time.

他们的球队因故意拖延时而受罚。

The war was protracted for four years.

争拖延了四年。

The whole shooting match is being computerized, which should significantly reduce delays.

各个环节都实现了电脑化，这样应该能大大地减少拖延。

They tried to gain time by spinning out the negotiation.

他们企图拖延谈判以争取时。

How much longer will the government go on dragging its feet about whether to invest more money in the railways?

是否对铁路增加投资问题上政府究竟还要拖延多久？

There are many cases that the delays in becoming aware of the nasality of localization3 exist among Japanese companies nowadays.

日本企业如今意识到许多情况下，拖延成为鼻声之的局限。

Delay spells losses.

拖延招致损失。

She procrastinated her return.

她拖延了归期。

While the inclination to procrastinate is common , one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.

虽然拖延的倾向是普遍的，但是人们应该充分考虑到不必要的延误造成的有害影响。

The Era of Procrastination, of Half-Measures, of Sooting and Baffing Expedients, of Delays, is Coming to its Close.

继续拖延、折衷、和自我安慰式的权宜之计的时代已经接近尾声，却而代之的。

Procrastination is the thief of time.

拖延就是浪费时。