英语词汇“to delay time”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to delay time: to draw out or waste time, esp. in order to postpone an action or decision. Now rare.In quot. a1393 in to delay a person's time: to draw or drag out a person's time.

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a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. l. 445 Forto maken him afered The king his time hath so deslaied.

1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. Chancerie §140 Who..with faire promises delaied time, and kept the said C. D. in hope from yeare to yeare.

1699 J. Stevens tr. J. de Mariana Gen. Hist. Spain xxiv. i. 421 It was supposed he only did it to delay time, till he could make an Interest with his Holiness.

1751 W. Blennerhassett New Hist. Eng. V. 2000 Several Affairs and Conferences thereon having amused both Houses, and delayed Time to little Purpose.

1884 Massey vs. Wise: Papers & Testimony 397 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (48th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc. 27, Pt. 2) XV 10th Question. Did you make any objection at the time, as a Republican judge, to the questions asked..?—Answer. I only said we are delaying time.

2008 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 15 May As he began shuffling through her trunk, Henderson said she felt he was purposely delaying time.

单词	to delay time
释义	> as lemmas to delay time to delay time: to draw out or waste time, esp. in order to postpone an action or decision. Now rare.In quot. a1393 in to delay a person's time: to draw or drag out a person's time. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) viii. l. 445 Forto maken him afered The king his time hath so deslaied. 1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. Chancerie §140 Who..with faire promises delaied time, and kept the said C. D. in hope from yeare to yeare. 1699 J. Stevens tr. J. de Mariana Gen. Hist. Spain xxiv. i. 421 It was supposed he only did it to delay time, till he could make an Interest with his Holiness. 1751 W. Blennerhassett New Hist. Eng. V. 2000 Several Affairs and Conferences thereon having amused both Houses, and delayed Time to little Purpose. 1884 Massey vs. Wise: Papers & Testimony 397 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (48th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc. 27, Pt. 2) XV 10th Question. Did you make any objection at the time, as a Republican judge, to the questions asked..?—Answer. I only said we are delaying time. 2008 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 15 May As he began shuffling through her trunk, Henderson said she felt he was purposely delaying time. extracted from delayv.¹ < as lemmas
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