mark time

英[mɑːktaɪm] 美[mɑːrktaɪm]
  • 原地踏步; 拖延时间
  • mar vt.破坏;毁坏n.污点;瑕疵abbr.海上的(=maritime)Mar.abbr.三月(March)
  • mara n.长耳豚鼠Mara.n.玛拉(女子名;Mary的异体)
  • marabou n.鹳;鹳毛
  • marabout n.隐士;其庵
  • marabunta [动]圭亚那黄蜂
    1. The captain ordered his men to mark time.
      上尉命令士兵原地踏步。
    2. 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。
    3. 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。
    4. He stalled for time to wait for his friends coming.
      他拖延时间等着他的朋友的到来。