play for time

Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.

而工薪阶层的父母则认为子女可以自然而然地成长，所以给孩子更多的自主权和自由玩耍的时间。

Their ambivalence gave us a chance to play for time and recoup.

他们的矛盾心理使我们有机会拖延时间争取复原.

To let them agree, we have to play for time.

要让他们同意, 我们就必须跟他们泡蘑菇.

The president's decision is being seen as an attempt to play for time.

总统的决定被视为试图争取时间而故意拖延。

But he was elected to govern, not to play for time.

但选民看中的是他的管理才能, 而不是表演天分.

The semi-finalists had to play twice in the day to make up for time lost to bad weather.

为了补回恶劣天气耽误的时间，半决赛选手不得不一日双赛。

Some in the high command think they can still play for time.

有些位高权重的人则认为他们还有时间。

And there's time to win more, with a £10,000 payout still to play for over the next few days.

还有时间多赢些，后面几天还有一笔1万英镑的奖金。

They are also worried that Pyongyang may be using the Olympics to play for time in order to continue its weapons development as momentum builds behind intensified sanctions.

在加强制裁形成势头之际，外界还担心平壤方面可能会利用冬奥会争取时间，继续开发核武。

When the Sultan appeared to play for time, Albuquerque went on the offensive and attacked without further delay.

当苏丹打算拖延时间时，阿方索毫不延迟发起了进攻。

It also reveals the power of the pauses and noises we use to play for time, convey emotion, doubt and irony.

这也揭示了暂停的力量和我们通常表现时候的噪音，传达感情，怀疑和讽刺。

For a long time I just wanted to play country music.

有很长一段时间我只想弹奏乡村音乐。

We'll have to play for time.

我们得拖延时间。

Offering to dribble more information to inspectors may likewise be a play for time.

故而承诺透露更多细节给核查人员也可能同样是为争取时间而故做姿态.

Policymakers have decided to play for time in the hope that the countries in difficulty will restore their creditworthiness.

政策制定者们已决定借此拖延时间，以期这些陷入困境的国家最终恢复信誉度。