play for time

Their ambivalence gave us a chance to play for time and recoup.

他们的矛盾心理使我们有机会拖延时间争取复原.

The president's decision is being seen as an attempt to play for time.

总统的决定被视为试图争取时间而故意拖延。

And there's time to win more, with a £10,000 payout still to play for over the next few days.

还有时间多赢些，后面几天还有一笔1万英镑的奖金。

For a long time I just wanted to play country music.

有很长一段时间我只想弹奏乡村音乐。

The semi-finalists had to play twice in the day to make up for time lost to bad weather.

为了补回恶劣天气耽误的时间，半决赛选手不得不一日双赛。

To let them agree, we have to play for time.

要让他们同意, 我们就必须跟他们泡蘑菇.

But he was elected to govern, not to play for time.

但选民看中的是他的管理才能, 而不是表演天分.

Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play.

而工薪阶层的父母则认为子女可以自然而然地成长，所以给孩子更多的自主权和自由玩耍的时间。