tardy

FREQ #27709

a. 慢的, 迟到的, 勉强的, 拖拉的, 迟的

发音

UK /ˈtɑːdi/
US /ˈtɑɹdi/

词形变化

tardies 复数 tardies tardied tardies 三单 tardying tardying 现在分词 tardied 过去式 tardied 过去分词 tardier 比较级 tardier tardiest tardiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

    美国

    The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell.

  2. 2.

    An instance of a student's being marked as tardy by a teacher on the teacher's attendance sheet.

    美国
v.
  1. 1.

    To make tardy.

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    To dawdle.

    不及物 罕用
adj.
  1. 1.

    Late; overdue or delayed.

    He yawned, then raised a tardy hand over his mouth.

  2. 2.

    Moving with a slow pace or motion; not swift.

  3. 3.

    Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

    His tardy performance bordered on incompetence.

  4. 4.

    Unwary; unready (especially in the phrase take (someone) tardy).

    废旧
  5. 5.

    Criminal; guilty.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

late belated

近义相关 1

unpunctual

相关短语

tardy slip tardy slips tardy time

词源

From an earlier tardive, from French tardif, from Late Latin tardīvus, from Latin tardus (“slow”, “sluggish”), of obscure origin.

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