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单词 dilatorily
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dil•a•to•ry /ˈdɪləˌtɔri/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. tending to delay;
    intending to gain time:a dilatory strategy.
See -lat-1.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dil•a•to•ry  (dil′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. tending to delay or procrastinate;
    slow;
    tardy.
  2. intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision:a dilatory strategy.
  • Latin dīlātōrius, equivalent. to dīlā-, suppletive stem of differre to postpone (see differ) + -tōrius -tory1
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English (1250–1300
dil′a•to′ri•ly, adv. 
dil′a•to′ri•ness, n. 
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