in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 temporise
VERB (为争取时间)拖延 If you say that someone
is temporizing, you mean that they keep doing unimportant things in order to delay something important such as making a decision or stating their real opinion.
(为争取时间)拖延 [formal] -
They are still temporizing in the face of what can only be described as a disaster. [VERB]
面临着显而易见的灾难,他们还在拖延时间。
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'Not exactly, sir,' temporized Sloan. [VERB with quote]
“不完全是这样,先生,”斯隆敷衍道。
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