buy time

以便达到其他目的。
常用释义
争取时间:故意拖延时间,以便达到其他目的。

例句

1·No matter what we do may only buy time.

无论我们做什么,都只是争取时间罢了。

2·People are also trying to buy time.

人们还试图购买时间。

3·But you can not buy time.

但不可以买到时间。

4·Ah... Really? But how can I buy time?

啊…真的?但是,我怎么能买时间呢?

5·Buy time and continue cutting wages and deficits.

拖延时间,继续消减薪资和财政赤字。

6·Buy time by turning the question back to the interviewer.

通过将问题丢回给面试官来争取时间。

7·The oil-rich monarchs at the other end of the region have more money to buy time.

该地区另一端的富油国君主财富更多,可借以争取时间。

8·And you want to fix the hole in the tank, and in the meantime, we want to buy time.

你要修复水箱上的大洞,并在此期间争取更多的手术时间。

9·And a standstill may buy time for the deeper restructuring that Dubai World undoubtedly needs.

债务停顿,也能给迪拜世界时间进行更深层次的重组,而这无疑正是迪拜需要的。

10·AIG, in approaching the Fed, was attempting to buy time to sell assets and avoid a classic downward spiral.

AIG正在接近美联储,他们试图拖延时间以出售资产,避免一场典型的螺旋式下坠。

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