temporize
/tem-puh-rahyz/US // ˈtɛm pəˌraɪz //UK // (ˈtɛmpəˌraɪz) //
暂缓,暂时的,暂时性的,暂时性
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tem·po·rized, tem·po·riz·ing.
- : to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- : to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
- : to treat or parley so as to gain time.
- : to come to terms.
- : to effect a compromise.
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Examples
They might temporize with their own consciences, but not with public opinion.
The young man began to temporize, saying that it would be necessary for him to get a license and a preacher.
But Brand had made no mistake in estimating this youngster's force of character, nor did he seek to temporize.
To temporize with a known evil, announces either weakness, uncertainty, or collusion.
"I have not thought about that matter yet," she said, determined to temporize with the wretch, and gain a few days' respite.
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