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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   temporize

   • IPA[ˈtempəˌrīz]

   美式

   • v.
     avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time；temporarily adopt a particular course in order to conform to the circumstances

   • verb: temporize, 3rd person present: temporizes, gerund or present participle: temporizing, past tense: temporized, past participle: temporized

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time the opportunity was missed because the mayor still temporized
   • 2. temporarily adopt a particular course in order to conform to the circumstances their unwillingness to temporize had driven their country straight into conflict with France
3. • 更多解釋

   temporize

   • IPA[ˈtɛmpərʌɪz]

   英式

   • v.
     avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time: the opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized

   Oxford Dictionary