English Dictionary

slow-walk

動詞

特に 慣用表現 他動詞

(idiomatic, transitive, especially politics) To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.

日本語の意味

求められた要求や命令を意図的に遅らせる、または遅延させる / 行動や手続きを意図的に引き延ばす / 足を引きずるように動いて、物事の進行を妨げる

The opposition threatened to slow-walk the budget proposals unless their amendment requests were accepted.

野党は、修正要求が受け入れられない限り、予算案の審議を引き延ばすと脅した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, transitive, especially politics) To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.

many of the men were simply standing around and were purposely ‘slow-walking’ the project...to stretch out the term of employment.

slow-walks （ present singular third-person ）

slow-walking （ participle present ）

slow-walked （ participle past ）

slow-walked （ past ）