| 单词 | heel-dragger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheel-dragger heel-dragger n. a person who resists taking action or delays making a decision; also in extended use, applied to a group, nation, etc.Cf. cf. to drag one's heels at drag v. 1b, foot-dragger n. at foot n. and int. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1928 Delphi (Indiana) Citizen 13 Dec. Those men, who are sometimes referred to as ‘heel draggers’ have the ‘wait and see’ attitude. 1958 S. T. Possony in R. Strausz-Hupé & H. W. Hazard Idea of Colonialism i. 18 A third group..can best be described as ‘heel-draggers’; they intend to do nothing until they are forced..to make grudging and belated concessions. 2006 Santa Fe (New Mexico) New Mexican (Nexis) 30 Dec. a5 The United States is the leading heel-dragger when it comes to international commitment to reduction of the carbon emissions contributing to global warming. 2015 C. Leerhsen Ty Cobb (2016) iii. 355 The last man to arrive in the clubhouse each day, and an inveterate heel-dragger when it came to spring training. < as lemmas |
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