mark time

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  • na.踏步；踌躇；【军】原地踏步；(转义)停滞不前
  • Web原地跳步；停止不前；踏步走

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1.
踏步;踌躇,犹豫不决
2.
【军】原地踏步
3.
(转义)停滞不前,没有进展

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Definition:
AllAll,踏步踏步,踌躇踌躇,原地踏步原地踏步,停滞不前停滞不前,原地跳步原地跳步,停止不前停止不前,踏步走踏步走
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1.
A device used to mark time by means of regularly recurring ticks or flashes at adjustable intervals.
节拍器一种利用间隙可调的有规律地重复出现的拍打或闪光来标记时间的仪器
jié pāi qì yī zhǒng lì yòng jiàn xì kě tiáo de yǒu guī lǜ de chóng fù chū xiàn de pāi dǎ huò shǎn guāng lái biāo jì shí jiān de yí qì
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2.
The bride's car had broken down and meanwhile the groom and wedding guests in the church could only mark time.
接新娘的车在路上抛了锚，与此同时在教堂的新郎和来参加婚礼的来宾只能干等着。
jiē xīn niáng de chē zài lù shang pāo le máo , yǔ cǐ tóng shí zài jiào táng de xīn láng hé lái cān jiā hūn lǐ de lái bīn zhǐ néng gān děng zhe 。
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3.
mark time To move the feet alternately in the rhythm of a marching step without advancing.
踏步按行进的节奏交替移动两脚但并不前进
tà bù àn xíng jìn de jié zòu jiāo tì yí dòng liǎng jiǎo dàn bìng bù qián jìn
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4.
The time runs off in a hurry, but I am the whole are all at mark time originally!
时光匆匆的流失，而我一切都是在原地踏步！
shí guāng cōng cōng de liú shī , ér wǒ yí qiè dōu shì zài yuán dì tà bù !
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5.
This can cause you to mark time in your life, instead of living it to the full.
这可以使你在生活中原地踏步，而不是发挥你的能动性。
zhè kě yǐ shǐ nǐ zài shēng huó zhōng yuán dì tà bù , ér bú shì fā huī nǐ de néng dòng xìng 。
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6.
Even when removed from the brain, clock neurons continue to mark time.
甚至在从大脑切除后，时钟神经元仍在计时。
shèn zhì zài cóng dà nǎo qiē chú hòu , shí zhōng shén jīng yuán réng zài jì shí 。
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7.
Whether on land or at sea, this Limited Release Automatic Pro Diver, by Invicta, is the perfect way to mark time.
无论是在陆地或海上，这个限量发行的因维克塔自动临潜水员，是最完美的方式原地踏步。
wú lùn shì zài lù dì huò hǎi shàng , zhè ge xiàn liàng fā xíng de yīn wéi kè tǎ zì dòng lín qián shuǐ yuán , shì zuì wán měi de fāng shì yuán dì tà bù 。
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8.
Mr. Obama will mark time, but henceforth he will not define the national agenda.
他标志着这个时代，但仅此而已，他无法在国家大事上树立里程碑。
tā biāo zhì zhe zhè ge shí dài , dàn jǐn cǐ ér yǐ , tā wú fǎ zài guó jiā dà shì shàng shù lì lǐ chéng bēi 。
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9.
We should not mark time because there are difficulties before us.
我们不能在困难面前裹足不前。
wǒ men bù néng zài kùn nan miàn qián guǒ zú bù qián 。
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10.
Apparently these are people who never mark time.
显然，这些人从不消极怠工。
xiǎn rán , zhè xiē rén cóng bù xiāo jí dài gōng 。
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