mark time
英[mɑːktaɪm]
美[mɑːrktaɪm]
- The captain ordered his men to mark time.
上尉命令士兵原地踏步。
- We had marked time for five minutes before the general came.
将军来之前,我们原地踏步已有五分钟。
- She tried to buy time by doing a lot of talk.
她企图以滔滔不绝的谈话来拖延时间。
- He stalled for time to wait for his friends coming.
他拖延时间等着他的朋友的到来。