play for time

play for time

美 　英

• na.爭取時間；拖延著以爭取時間
• 網絡為爭取時間而拖延；拖延時間；為取得利益而拖延

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例句

When the Sultan appeared to play for time, Albuquerque went on the offensive and attacked without further delay.

當蘇丹打算拖延時間時，阿方索毫不延遲發起了進攻。

And like any confidence game , the promoter has to talk it up, demonstrate faith and play for time when necessary.

跟任何騙局一樣，發起者必須說得天花亂墜，顯示自己的信念，并在必要的時候采取拖延戰術。

Policymakers have decided to play for time in the hope that the countries in difficulty will restore their creditworthiness.

政策制定者們已決定借此拖延時間，以期這些陷入困境的國家最終恢復信譽度。

Offering to dribble more information to inspectors may likewise be a play for time.

故而承諾透露更多細節給核查人員也可能同樣是為爭取時間而故做姿態。

Israel grumbles that if Iran talks to America at all it will do so just to play for time while perfecting its plans for nuclear weapons.

以色列抱怨如果伊朗與美國進行根本的對話，他這樣做只是為完善核武器而拖延時間。

It also reveals the power of the pauses and noises we use to play for time, convey emotion, doubt and irony.

這也揭示了暫停的力量和我們通常表現時候的噪音，傳達感情，懷疑和諷刺。

Play for time Quit playing games and tell me what you want.

別再躲躲閃閃，告訴我你要什麼。

The only justification, as I argued in a column on May 10, is that it is needed to play for time.

正如我在5月10日的專欄文章中所說的那樣，他們這么做的唯一理由就是需要借這份協議來拖延時間。

If we play for time on this contract, we may get a better price.

如果我們把這個合同拖一拖，我們就可能得到一個更好的價錢。

But he was elected to govern, not to play for time.

但選民看中的是他的管理才能，而不是表演天分。

Some in the high command think they can still play for time.

有些位高權重的人則認為他們還有時間。

We can't sign the agreement yet. We will have to play for time.

我們現在還不能簽協議，我們得推遲下再簽。

We can'tsign the agreement yet. We'll have to play for time.

我們現在還不能簽協議，我們得推遲一下。