foot-dragging

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfʊtˌdɹæɡɪŋ/    美 /ˈfʊtˌdɹæɡɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The deliberate delaying of, or reluctance to take, obligatory action. also,attributive,uncountable,usually
    — I am glad to be able to say that common honesty, or some shadowy simulacrum of it, revived presently and sent me back to the hotel, though not without terrible foot-draggings, you may be sure.

词形变化

foot-draggings plural

词源

From foot + dragging, from drag one’s feet, referring to the idea of walking while dragging one’s feet along the ground, either from lack of enthusiasm or to intentionally slow down movement.
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