释义 |
temporizetem‧po‧rize (also temporise British English) /ˈtempəraɪz/ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEtemporize |
Present | I, you, we, they | temporize | | he, she, it | temporizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | temporized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have temporized | | he, she, it | has temporized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had temporized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will temporize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have temporized |
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Present | I | am temporizing | | he, she, it | is temporizing | | you, we, they | are temporizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was temporizing | | you, we, they | were temporizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been temporizing | | he, she, it | has been temporizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been temporizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be temporizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been temporizing |
formal to delay or avoid making a decision in order to gain time → procrastinate |