temporize

verb

/ˈtempəraɪz/

(British English also temporise)

[intransitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they temporize	/ˈtempəraɪz/ /ˈtempəraɪz/
he / she / it temporizes	/ˈtempəraɪzɪz/ /ˈtempəraɪzɪz/
past simple temporized	/ˈtempəraɪzd/ /ˈtempəraɪzd/
past participle temporized	/ˈtempəraɪzd/ /ˈtempəraɪzd/
-ing form temporizing	/ˈtempəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtempəraɪzɪŋ/

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to delay making a decision or giving a definite answer, in order to gain time拖延时间（不迅速作决定等）
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French temporiser ‘bide one's time’, from medieval Latin temporizare ‘to delay’, from Latin tempus, tempor- ‘time’.