play for time

play for time

美 　英

• na.争取时间；拖延着以争取时间
• 网络为争取时间而拖延；拖延时间；为取得利益而拖延

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例句

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

当苏丹打算拖延时间时，阿方索毫不延迟发起了进攻。

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

跟任何骗局一样，发起者必须说得天花乱坠，显示自己的信念，并在必要的时候采取拖延战术。

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

政策制定者们已决定借此拖延时间，以期这些陷入困境的国家最终恢复信誉度。

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

故而承诺透露更多细节给核查人员也可能同样是为争取时间而故做姿态。

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与美国进行根本的对话，他这样做只是为完善核武器而拖延时间。

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

这也揭示了暂停的力量和我们通常表现时候的噪音，传达感情，怀疑和讽刺。

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

别再躲躲闪闪，告诉我你要什麽。

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日的专栏文章中所说的那样，他们这么做的唯一理由就是需要借这份协议来拖延时间。

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

如果我们把这个合同拖一拖，我们就可能得到一个更好的价钱。

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

但选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.

有些位高权重的人则认为他们还有时间。

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

我们现在还不能签协议，我们得推迟下再签。

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

我们现在还不能签协议，我们得推迟一下。