tardy
美音:
[´tɑ:dı
]英音:
[´tɑ:dı
]adj.拖拉非
难易程度:
tardy为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:tardiness 副词:tardily 形容词比较级:tardier 最高级:tardiest
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-y 表示“充满~”、“有~性质”、“有~倾向”的意思
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tardy
/'tɑ:dɪ; `tɑrdɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest) (fml 文)
1 slow to act, move or happen 行动缓慢的; 缓缓移动的; 迟缓的; 拖拉的
*tardy in offering help 提供帮助不及时
* tardy progress, repentance, recognition 缓慢的进步、事过後悔、缓慢的认识.
2 (of actions, etc; US also of people) late (指行动等; 美式英语亦用于指人)晚的, 迟的
*a tardy arrival, return, departure, etc 迟到、迟归、迟动身
* be tardy for/to school 上学迟到.
tardy
adj formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: tardif 'tardy' (15-16 centuries), from Old French, from Vulgar Latin tardivus, from Latin tardus 'late']
arriving or done late
Do please forgive this tardy reply.
He's been tardy three times this semester.
doing something too slowly or late
tardy in
people who are tardy in paying their bills
>tardilyadv
>tardinessn[U]
1. They were tardy in offering help. 他们迟迟不提供援助。
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