temporize
导读：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
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.
顺应时势,迎合潮流
敷衍,应付
to tend to temporize倾向于敷衍了事拖延,耽搁
暂时同意
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"
