mark time

mark time

美 　英

• na.踏步；踌躇；【军】原地踏步；(转义)停滞不前
• 网络原地跳步；停止不前；踏步走

英汉解释

na.	1. 踏步;踌躇,犹豫不决 2. 【军】原地踏步 3. (转义)停滞不前,没有进展

英英解释

na.	1. to do nothing, or to make no progress, because you are waiting for something to happen 2. if soldiers mark time, they make movements with their arms and legs as if they were marching, but they stay in the same place

例句

A device used to mark time by means of regularly recurring ticks or flashes at adjustable intervals.

节拍器一种利用间隙可调的有规律地重复出现的拍打或闪光来标记时间的仪器

The bride's car had broken down and meanwhile the groom and wedding guests in the church could only mark time.

接新娘的车在路上抛了锚，与此同时在教堂的新郎和来参加婚礼的来宾只能干等着。

mark time To move the feet alternately in the rhythm of a marching step without advancing.

踏步按行进的节奏交替移动两脚但并不前进

The time runs off in a hurry, but I am the whole are all at mark time originally!

时光匆匆的流失，而我一切都是在原地踏步！

This can cause you to mark time in your life, instead of living it to the full.

这可以使你在生活中原地踏步，而不是发挥你的能动性。

Even when removed from the brain, clock neurons continue to mark time.

甚至在从大脑切除后，时钟神经元仍在计时。

Whether on land or at sea, this Limited Release Automatic Pro Diver, by Invicta, is the perfect way to mark time.

无论是在陆地或海上，这个限量发行的因维克塔自动临潜水员，是最完美的方式原地踏步。

Mr. Obama will mark time, but henceforth he will not define the national agenda.

他标志着这个时代，但仅此而已，他无法在国家大事上树立里程碑。

I figured I'd just mark time.

我认为自己只不过是在应付了事。

We should not mark time because there are difficulties before us.

我们不能在困难面前裹足不前。

Apparently these are people who never mark time.

显然，这些人从不消极怠工。