| 单词 | ↑Delaying and wasting time |
| 释义 | ↑Delaying and wasting time Delaying and wasting time — Thesaurus+: LEVEL 4 SL ↑♯ Delaying and wasting time (57) in total 1. be on ice ⇒ ↑be on ice 2. be pissing in the wind ⇒ ↑be pissing in the wind 3. bugger about UK OFFENSIVE — phrasal verb with bugger verb [T] ⇒ ↑bugger about 4. buy time ⇒ ↑buy time 5. carry sth over — phrasal verb with carry verb ⇒ ↑carry sth over 6. dally verb [I] OLD-FASHIONED ⇒ ↑dally 7. dawdle verb [I] ⇒ ↑dawdle 8. defer verb [T] ⇒ ↑defer 9. delay noun [C or U] ⇒ ↑delay 10. delay verb ⇒ ↑delay :: 3 × Delaying and wasting time 11. delayed adjective [before noun] ⇒ ↑delayed 12. detain verb [T often passive] ⇒ ↑detain 13. deˈlaying ˌtactics noun [plural] ⇒ ↑delaying tactics 14. dilatory adjective FORMAL ⇒ ↑dilatory 15. dilly-dally verb [I] OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL ⇒ ↑dilly-dally 16. get behind — phrasal verb with get verb ⇒ ↑get behind 17. hang/hold fire UK ⇒ ↑hang/hold fire 18. hold sb/sth back (STOP DEVELOPMENT) — phrasal verb with hold verb ⇒ ↑hold sb/sth back 19. hold sb/sth up (DELAY) — phrasal verb with hold verb ⇒ ↑hold sb/sth up 20. hold off (RAIN/STORM) — phrasal verb with hold verb ⇒ ↑hold off 21. hold on (WAIT) — phrasal verb with hold verb ⇒ ↑hold on 22. hold verb [I or T] (DELAY) ⇒ ↑hold 23. keep verb (DELAY) ⇒ ↑keep :: 2 × Delaying and wasting time 24. lag noun [C] (DELAY) ⇒ ↑lag 25. mothball verb [T] ⇒ ↑mothball 26. never put off until tomorrow what you can do today SAYING ⇒ ↑never put off until tomorrow what you can do today 27. on the back burner ⇒ ↑on the back burner 28. pigeonhole verb [T] ⇒ ↑pigeonhole 29. play for time ⇒ ↑play for time 30. ponce about/around INFORMAL DISAPPROVING (NOT HELPFUL) — phrasal verb with ponce verb ⇒ ↑ponce about/around 31. postpone verb [T] ⇒ ↑postpone 32. procrastinate verb [I] ⇒ ↑procrastinate 33. put sth back UK (DELAY) — phrasal verb with put verb ⇒ ↑put sth back 34. put sth off — phrasal verb with put verb ⇒ ↑put sth off 35. retard verb [T] FORMAL ⇒ ↑retard 36. retardation noun [U] FORMAL ⇒ ↑retardation 37. set sth/sb back — phrasal verb with set verb ⇒ ↑set sth/sb back 38. shelve verb [T] (DELAY) ⇒ ↑shelve 39. sit on sth INFORMAL (DELAY) — phrasal verb with sit verb ⇒ ↑sit on sth 40. spin your wheels US INFORMAL ⇒ ↑spin your wheels 41. stall verb (DELAY) ⇒ ↑stall :: 3 × Delaying and wasting time 42. stave sth/sb off — phrasal verb with stave verb ⇒ ↑stave sth/sb off 43. table verb [T] ⇒ ↑table 44. take a rain check (on sth) INFORMAL ⇒ ↑take a rain check (on sth) 45. tarry verb [I] OLD USE ⇒ ↑tarry 46. temporize FORMAL (UK USUALLY temporise) verb [I] ⇒ ↑temporize 47. wait sth for sb US — phrasal verb with wait verb [I] ⇒ ↑wait sth for sb 48. wait verb [I] ⇒ ↑wait :: 2 × Waiting :: 2 × Staying and remaining 49. ˈhold-up noun [C] INFORMAL (DELAY) ⇒ ↑hold-up 50. on hold ⇒ ↑hold 51. on hold ⇒ ↑on hold 52. waste time ⇒ ↑time 53. waste time ⇒ ↑waste time 54. without further/more ado ⇒ ↑ado 55. without further/more ado ⇒ ↑without further/more ado 56. procrastination noun [U] ⇒ ↑procrastinate 57. procrastination noun [U] ⇒ ↑procrastination |
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