the act of being deliberately slow to do something that you are supposed to do because you do not want to do it 拖曳脚步:故意因为不想做而缓慢地做应该做的事情 Bureaucratic foot-dragging is a big reason behind the lack of low-cost housing, many activists say. 许多活动人士表示,官僚主义的拖沓是低成本住房缺乏的一大原因。