时间 - 拖延

掌握与推迟相关的英语习语，如“拖延时间”和“改天”。

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to [drag] {one's} (feet|heels) [短语]

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: He dragged his feet in making a decision , which resulted in missed opportunities .

on hold [短语]

in a suspended state to be considered and dealt with in the future

Ex: She put her travel plans on hold until she could save enough money .

rain check [名词]

延期

Ex: Due to a scheduling conflict , I 'll need to give you a rain check on attending the conference .

由于时间冲突，我需要给你一个rain check来参加这次会议。

to [buy] time [短语]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: He was buying time by stalling the meeting until he could gather his thoughts .

to [kick] the can down the road [短语]

to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: The government kicked the can down the road by postponing the decision on the controversial policy .

on ice [短语]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: She put her travel plans on ice due to unforeseen circumstances .

to [sit] on {one's} hands [短语]

to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: They were sitting on their hands while the situation deteriorated further .

on the fence [短语]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: They were on the fence about whether to invest in the stock market or not .

to decide to do something that needs to taken care of right now at another time

Ex: She is putting off until tomorrow what she can do today , prolonging the completion of her tasks .

to [play] for time [短语]

to try to delay the occurrence of something so that one can prevent it from happening or have more time to properly prepare for it

Ex: They were playing for time by engaging in lengthy discussions , trying to delay the decision .