foot-dragging

Even before the turmoil, Iran signalled it had tired of western foot-dragging and was likely to favour Chinese oil companies.

早在动乱前，伊朗就发出信号称，它已经厌倦了西方的犹豫不决，有可能会偏向中国的石油公司。

She said it addressed the historic US "foot-dragging" over an issue that many Americans believed only affected remote parts of the planet.

她说，这份报告阐述的是历史上有名的美国式“拖延”，而不是一个问题，即美国人相信受影响的仅仅是行星遥远的一部分。

Barack Obama recently signed a ground-breaking free-trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, after years of Washington foot-dragging.

在经历了华盛顿多年磨洋工之后，奥巴马最近与韩国签署了一项突破性的自由贸易协定（FTA：Free-TradeAgreement）。

He was expecting German foot-dragging. She stunned him with a proposal: a euro-zone rescue fund of 500 billion euros.

萨科奇以为德国会拖延，默克尔却提出一个令他震惊的提议：成立5000亿欧元的欧元区救助基金。

When it comes to a fissile-material ban, foot-dragging roles are reversed, with Pakistan the chief hold-out, saving India the bother.

当谈到禁止核裂变材料时，巴基斯坦一改拖泥带水习惯，根本用不着麻烦印度，肯定第一个同意。

Mr. Paulson, by then, had become frustrated with what he perceived as Mr. Fuld's foot-dragging.

到那时，福尔德的迟疑不决已经让保尔森不再对其抱有幻想了。

That is the sort of foot-dragging that gives gradualism a bad name.

这种拖拖拉拉的做法，还被冠以渐进主义的美名。

The practitioners say that the need for action is now urgent, but given the Government's foot-dragging, they are worried and sceptical.

中医医生们表示，现在迫切需要采取行动，但由于政府的拖拉，他们对此表示担忧和怀疑。

He agreed that police foot-dragging over the affair looked troubling.

他承认警方在该事件上的拖拖拉拉让人烦恼。

It shows a spectacular amount of foot-dragging that more office apps are only following a decade later.

这显示出出大量的技术拖延问题，更多的Office应用程序仅在10年后才能出现。

We're tired of the foot-dragging and the incremental approach to developing renewable energy.

我们很疲惫的拖延和渐进的方式来发展可再生能源。

The move signalled a break with George Bush's foot-dragging and hinted at grander things to come.

该举动标志着他与乔治布什迟疑不决的态度截然不同，并暗示着将来还会有更大举措。

The activists are also sensitive about foreign criticism of China's foot-dragging on greenery.

这些活动人士对国外对中国在环保方面拉后腿的批评也很敏感。

But there are also financial considerations behind the Senate's foot-dragging on ratification.

但参议院迟迟不批条约还有其财政方面的考虑。

What some call foot-dragging Mrs Merkel regards as creative obstruction.

本许多人认为拖拉的默克尔将此视为创造性阻碍。

There is talk of installing EU officials at Greek ministries where the most foot-dragging has occurred.

有说法称将给希腊最迟疑不决的部门调任一些欧盟官员。

WTO Director General P. L. says there has been enough foot-dragging for dragging. He says now it is the time for action.

世界贸易组织总干事…说这件事件已经被拖延的太厉害了，他说现在是行动的时间了。

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy says there has been enough foot-dragging.

世贸组织总干事拉米表示，多哈回合已经拖延得太久了。

WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy says there has been enough foot-dragging . He says now it is time for action.

国际贸易组织总干事PascalLamy说拖延已经足够多了.他说现在是时候行动了。

The inquiry should be thorough and objective, while working fast enough to avoid any suspicion of foot - dragging(Economist)

调查应该详尽而客观，同时要高效率地工作以防别人怀疑我们拖泥带水（经济学家）