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4 +1 | delay remitting payment |
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3 +2 | they take a long time and are reluctant/unwilling (to pay) |
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delay remitting payment Explanation: delay remitting payment |
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they take a long time and are reluctant/unwilling (to pay) Explanation: 迟迟不肯 stall, drag out, put off, be very reluctant to, be unwilling to stall = infml to delay doing something until a later time (非正式) 推迟,拖延 eg Stop stalling and answer my question! 别拖延,回答我的问题. put off = to delay something until a later date 推迟(某事) eg The meeting's been put off until next month. 会议推迟至下月举行. drag out = make something last an unnecessarily long time 使(某事)持续过久;拖延 reluctant = unwilling, and therefore perhaps slow to act 不情愿的;勉强的 eg He gave a reluctant promise. 他勉强答应下来了. He was very reluctant to help. 他很不愿意帮忙. (朗文进阶词典) 迟迟 = slow, tardy eg 迟迟不表态 not state one's position even after stalling for a long time 他为什么迟迟不来? Why is he taking so long to come? (外研社:汉英词典) |
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