| 单词 | dilatoriness |
| 例句 | These extensive preparations were rendered nearly useless by the dilatoriness of those who had the matter in hand. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Oriental dilatoriness, or a last secret reluctance to admit unbelievers to a holy place, had caused the Cadi to forget his appointment; and we drove away disappointed. In Morocco 2012-03-05T03:00:11.463Z The tide of time flowed past me in vexatious dilatoriness; I wanted to see it roll along in a foaming torrent at my feet. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z As a general Daun has been reproached for the dilatoriness of his operations, but wariness was not misplaced in opposing a general like Frederick, who was quick and unexpected in his movements beyond all precedent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Kate asserted complete recovery and proceeded to dress, though with a languid dilatoriness which belied her statement. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z When Mrs. Brightman's tones were cold and haughty, and they sounded especially so just now, she brooked no dilatoriness in those who had to obey her behests. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z This was due partly to the dilatoriness of the English commander and to the bad understanding between Englishman and Russian. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z The next battle was on a proposal to raise four Swiss battalions to be employed in America, when Pitt, as usual, censured the dilatoriness of the Government and flouted their 'paper' forces. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The series of captures which the merchants could not understand, and, where there were no captures, the dilatoriness of the voyages, would thus be explained. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The terms he will offer I shall hope to send before I close this letter, so I will say no more except to excuse my having conceded so much time to his dilatoriness. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Instead of this—through Richardson's dilatoriness in taking hold, and otherwise delaying over trifling things—Weightman fairly lost temper, threatened and coerced in various ways, and finally shook his fist in Richardson's face. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z A wretched mattress, dirty and full of vermin, a coarse sheet to each bed, rarely washed, no counterpanes, much dilatoriness, such is the spectacle that the fever-hospitals of Brescia present; it is heart-rending. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z He likened her to the fleet-footed powers of evil which outdistanced the chameleon, the tardy messenger of the gods, who failed through its dilatoriness to deliver the World from the ills which afflict mankind. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z It was no urgent affair of state, however, that made Muller fume and fuss like a washerwoman on a rainy Monday at Van Slyck's dilatoriness. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Count Magnus advances with terrible dilatoriness because he does not trust me. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z On "The Charlie Rose Show" on July 13th, he criticized the president's dilatoriness in mounting a program to create jobs. Inside the Bush-Obama administration 2011-08-18T14:40:00Z The cold was so intense on that winter morning that we were slow in getting out to our daily duties, a dilatoriness which we shared with our fellow-citizens of the frontier town. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z He soundly rated Unter-leutnant Klick, who in turn tried to shift the blame upon the British sailors for their dilatoriness in letting go the anchors. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z But he fell from grace in 1245, and was dismissed, the reason given being his dilatoriness in bringing reinforcements to his royal master in Wales. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Morales was, as they knew, not a man who wasted time, and his dilatoriness troubled them, for they felt certain that he would come. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z It would not be easy to think offhand of any river of similar length and importance whose course shows such amazing dilatoriness as that of the Seine. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z One of the causes of this dilatoriness was that neither side really desired peace. Fundamental Peace Ideas including The Westphalian Peace Treaty (1648) and The League Of Nations (1919) in connection with International Psychology and Revolutions 2011-03-10T03:00:55.230Z Without the slightest attempt to excuse his dilatoriness, the artist was at pains to impress his hostesses with his delight in having at last found the way to them. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z In 1866 the Bavarians took part against Prussia, but owing to their dilatoriness in taking the field, the Prussians were able to beat them in detail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" There appears a dilatoriness, an indecision, in their proceedings. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams However, his dilatoriness has procured me the pleasure of strolling through this mountain region by moonlight, which I have done for the last four stages of my journey. The Children of the World He himself undertook to murder Cicero and other prominent men, but was hampered by the dilatoriness of Sura, whose age and rank entitled him to the chief consideration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The republic, impatient of his dilatoriness, raised his emoluments and promised him immense fiefs including the lordship of Milan, so as to increase his ardour, but in vain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" An address was drawn up, having among others the Duke of Norfolk’s signature, telling the Pope that the divorce must be conceded, and complaints were sent through Casalis against Campeggio’s dilatoriness. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII "I never knew lawyers before to be so expeditious," Miss Witherspoon was saying, "I shall not talk again of the dilatoriness of the South." The Shadow He had witnessed their dilatoriness not without concern. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The man was visibly perturbed and ever and anon strode impatiently to the window, watch in hand, cursing the dilatoriness of telegraph companies in general and this one in particular. The Song of the Wolf Forms could be delayed, material lost, complaints lodged as to dilatoriness in the matter of meeting schedules, and so on, ad infinitum. The "Genius" A clear-headed, industrious, decided man, he had to contend for more than two years with the two qualities most alien to his nature,—habitual dilatoriness and diplomatic reticence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Owing to the dilatoriness of the signori they had been later in starting than was prudent. Aurora the Magnificent This reflection upon the dilatoriness of government gave great offence. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series It seemed that he was trying to humiliate them in revenge for their dilatoriness in coming to him. Japan At any rate, he declared that the cause of Kan-ki's failure was his dilatoriness in pursuing the enemy, which was cowardice or treachery, and, in either case, he deserved to suffer death for it. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series As much as they were dissatisfied with the dilatoriness of the generals, and exclaimed against their conduct, so much did they unanimously agree in applauding young Scipio, and extolling his rare and uncommon virtues. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Their cavalry were universally admired; but the Russians and Prussians complained much of the general dilatoriness of their movements, and in particular, of the quantity of baggage waggons with which their march was encumbered. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. But with the dilatoriness which characterized all the Russian movements he came too late, a single detachment under Diebitsch falling in with the Prussians on their own territory. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) He began to write, working on a report which the governor of Samoa had been clamouring for and which Walker, with his usual dilatoriness, had neglected to prepare. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands There was no cowardly feeling, but perhaps a little dilatoriness in getting into the first sledge. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Nor need Mr Tomkins fear my reproaches for his dilatoriness, for there is a somewhat musty proverb that "Procrastination is preferable to Neverness." Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. We are exhibiting the same dilatoriness which we exhibited then, and we shall be fortunate if we escape the same consequences. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 A court of inquiry later decided that Commodore Schley's service up to June 1 was characterized by "vacillation, dilatoriness, and lack of enterprise." A History of Sea Power Here was a rare opportunity for fighting in retreat being thrown away,62 as Washington conceived, by Lee's dilatoriness in reënforcing him. The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 Harley, who was perhaps not quick by nature, became yet more slow by irresolution; 202and was content to hear that dilatoriness lamented as natural, which he applauded in himself as politick. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II He had, however, the one fault common to all his tribe, that of dilatoriness. The Dew of Their Youth They were there to catch the boat—and she, for dilatoriness, was an hour late, and she could see the broad stern of the steamer not far off. The Lost Girl They cried out together upon his dilatoriness; but while his wife turned to fetch his dinner from the oven, Nuncey took a step forward, scanning his face. Shining Ferry It is the uniform testimony of teachers, that girls now study less, that the hours of recitation are fewer, and that dilatoriness and absences are far more frequently excused than was once the case. The Education of American Girls Perhaps the dilatoriness of the "artist" who mounted my first specimens had a stimulating effect. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration Despujols himself went up to Tárlac, and in an energetic speech, reflecting on the dilatoriness of his subordinates, he declared the first Philippine railway open to traffic on November 23, 1892. The Philippine Islands As it was, the dilatoriness of the Allies imposed upon M. Zaimis a policy of inaction. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 His first sergeant, a nervous and a nervy little man too, for Detroit has seen the Croix de Guerre he won, showed anxiety over the dilatoriness of the men in loading the sleighs. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Minnie turned to address some remark to her on the subject of her dilatoriness, and then for the first time her eye was caught by a paper fastened upon the opposite wall with a pin. Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission Already they were lodging claims with their respective Consuls, and in order to guard themselves against the dilatoriness or uncertainty of action of their various Governments they were taking measures to secure immediate compensation. Impressions of a War Correspondent Trusting that he was as impatient as all great men usually are when dealing with little ones, I hoped by dilatoriness to weary him out, and thus remain unseen. Rattlin the Reefer The admiral, who was well acquainted with the dilatoriness of Spanish diplomacy, not waiting for leave, bearing down on the corsairs attacked the Roebuck, the largest of their ships, and quickly mastered her. The Boy who sailed with Blake For some minutes I sat down, vexed with my stupidity and dilatoriness. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures There is a dilatoriness, a vis inertiæ, which hangs on me on my first departure, and which does not pass away, till worked off by the fermentation of the blood and spirits. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 His dilatoriness had made many of the Pretender's friends uneasy, and showed too plainly that he had been playing a double game. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. The boatswain could not make his way aft till I was some rattlings up the main rigging, and thus, his intentional and kind dilatoriness saved me from the indignity of a blow. Rattlin the Reefer Never for a moment countenance anything resembling dilatoriness or procrastination, let the child grow up to recognize these as its greatest dangers, never to be tolerated for one moment. The Mother and Her Child For England is rarely unmindful of her heroes; notwithstanding her superb dilatoriness in honouring the men who risk death and disablement for the maintenance of her scattered Empire. The Great Amulet The only hindrance now to this long-desired boon was in the supercilious dilatoriness of the English prelates and of the civil authorities to whom they were subordinate. A History of American Christianity The king took occasion to find fault with the city's dilatoriness in executing his demands, as well as with the physique of the men that were being supplied. London and the Kingdom - Volume I Nor was anything gained by this dilatoriness beyond a few sterile hopes, a little deceptive peace, a few consolations that at times were disastrous. The Buried Temple Laziness and dilatoriness can certainly be predicated of Man�bo men, but such qualities are to be attributed to lack of incentive to work and to hurry. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Wilson reproached him with his excessive dilatoriness; he reminded him that five times in one day it had caused them to lose the victory, in the battle of Vinkowo, on the 18th of October. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 This work was begun as is described in chapters 13-17, and after an interruption through the dilatoriness of the people, for which Joshua rebuked them, was continued and completed at Shiloh. Companion to the Bible But Hardy proved to be an aggressive fighter when the meeting took place, and spoke in sharp tones of the Government's dilatoriness. The Bad Man The fleet proceeded in a leisurely manner toward Carlscrona, Nelson chafing and fretting, none the less for his illness, under the indecision and dilatoriness that continued to characterize Parker's movements. The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain We have at times dissented from the measures, and lamented the dilatoriness of Congress. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Elevating the faults of his age into virtues, he applied the names of wisdom, humanity, and prudence, to his dilatoriness and strange circumspection; he was resolved to finish as he had begun. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 The loyal inhabitants are boiling with indignation, declaring themselves sacrificed, as usual, by the dilatoriness of the Government. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War But now his person was no longer in danger; and his natural inefficiency and dilatoriness returned. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Though the aged chief had been shot at once, his sons took to the hills, and the greater part of the population escaped with their lives, thanks to Hamilton’s dilatoriness. A Short History of Scotland Well, there was no fighting to be done when the fleet under Nelson arrived at Reval, and the Emperor Paul's death and the dilatoriness of Parker saved the Russian fleet from extermination. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon To these representations and requests no answer was sent for months in accordance with Philip's habitual dilatoriness in dealing with difficult affairs of State. History of Holland He added once more a plea for quick action; dilatoriness had had much to do, he said, with the Government's late failures in Ireland. John Redmond's Last Years And the dilatoriness of these Italian posts is, upon my soul, beyond bearing! The Marriage of William Ashe Enquiries about the British troops, their movements, their dilatoriness, were sternly renewed; it was reckoned time to "clear the border." The Siege of Kimberley Want of water, scarcity of provisions, the lazy dilatoriness of the Arabs, who had never heard of the American axiom, "Time is money," gave him enough to think of. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 He had complained of the dilatoriness of the Board of Works, and now for the first time in his life he sympathized a little with the Board. The Lake Oriental dilatoriness, or a last secret reluctance to admit unbelievers to a holy place, had caused the Cadi to forget his appointment, and we drove away disappointed. In Morocco Blaize, however, who was considerably shaken and bruised by the fall, was not quite so expeditious, and his dilatoriness so provoked the keeper, that, seizing him in his arms, he lifted him into the saddle. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire He complains much of their dilatoriness, but sees no way of quickening them…. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II The winter, however, was spent cheerfully; and although the spring was uncommonly late, when it came its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness. Frankenstein Moreover, there was a certain natural dilatoriness in the king, which was taken by many for clemency. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Chang Yu says: "So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness." The Art of War It would be well for us always to avoid both dilatoriness and precipitancy in our conduct; in order to which we should implore, with habitual fervency, the "wisdom from above." Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I A letter appeared in the Courant, justly rebuking the government for dilatoriness in looking after a piratical craft off Block Island. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin The dilatoriness of the lawyers, and the want of the trustee, who had not yet arrived in England, were no longer complained of so grievously by the lover. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 No play—no dilatoriness—finished to the minute that it's looked for! The Channings Napoleon took advantage of this dilatoriness on the part of his opponents to make an unexpected attack on Blucher's corps at Brienne on the 29th of January, in which Blucher narrowly escaped being made prisoner. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 At first I used mentally to accuse my correspondents of great dilatoriness in attending to notes that called for an immediate reply. America To-day, Observations and Reflections With a hasty comment on his dilatoriness, he caught up a parcel and rug and shook hands with them all. A Mummer's Wife Abercrombie was chosen general for the prosecution of the campaign in America, and arrived at Albany, after much dilatoriness, in June. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 The printing of the "Bleeding Lamb" was undertaken by Short, whose dilatoriness in executing his work doubtless prolonged by a few years the existence of the terrestrial globe. A Girl Among the Anarchists The dilatoriness of Hannibal was in proportion to the expedition which the consul used in every thing he did in order to preoccupy Nola. The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26 But owing to German dilatoriness in this matter, events had by then gone so far that the very gravest questions had arisen for this country. Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) The centurion on learning that his leader's death was due to his dilatoriness slew himself upon his body. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus The affair was dallied with, and inefficiency and dilatoriness prevailed everywhere. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 Perhaps Gray himself was there; and the Scotchman cursed his own dilatoriness in waiting till darkness had covered the earth before setting afoot inquiries. The Power and the Glory Thus the Indian Government, by the dilatoriness and prejudices of its Superintendent of Marine, sustained an unjustifiable loss of at least 50,000_l._ First Footsteps in East Africa What had at first been only dilatoriness soon developed into sharp criticism and angry remonstrance, for which Clarendon knew that there was only too good ground. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 On the other hand he excused his dilatoriness with regard to the latter by bringing forward the activity of the Parthians. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus His dilatoriness over the plate may have been the cause of the unusual delay in the publication of the volume after it had been registered. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 The juggler, professing himself angry with the boy for his dilatoriness, started in pursuit of him up this rope, hanging on nothing. Here, There and Everywhere She was angry with the Prussians for dilatoriness, and with the French for inaction, and she poured out her English spleen on her boarders. The Old Wives' Tale But to-day the court found nothing so grave as the strange dilatoriness of the counsel. The Ear in the Wall It is thus that provincial dilatoriness, which is so freely ridiculed in Paris, is full of treachery, secret stabs, hidden victories and defeats. The Fortune of the Rougons There began to be comments among the Agitators on the dilatoriness of Cromwell, and especially on his coquettings with the King. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Harley, who was perhaps not quick by nature, became yet more slow by irresolution; and was content to hear that dilatoriness lamented as natural, which he applauded in himself as politic. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 1 Philip II. had reproached him with his dilatoriness, and had said with ungrateful harshness, "You make an ill return for all my kindness to you." The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo The Customs-house officers irritated him, first with their dilatoriness, then by the minuteness with which they examined every article of which he was possessed. The Life of George Borrow O—dilatoriness and want of thought, and a fear of facing your father after so long. A Changed Man; and other tales There was another pause; the proverbial dilatoriness of watched pots was never more clearly exemplified. Wessex Tales Promptness, the quick surprise of the enemy, was perhaps the chief military virtue of Washington; dilatoriness was the destructive vice of Howe. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence In his letters to Heinsius he perpetually complains of the endless talking, the factious squabbling, the inconstancy, the dilatoriness, of the body which his situation made it necessary for him to treat with deference. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 The Mainwaring party was among the latest arrivals at the pier on the following day, owing to the dilatoriness of Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Mainwaring's efforts to the contrary notwithstanding. That Mainwaring Affair |
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