- to offer excuses (colloquial)
- to stall
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to offer excuses (colloquial)
- to stall
This meaning refers to the act of giving reasons or justifications for one's actions, often to avoid taking responsibility or to delay a situation.
He always offers excuses and is unwilling to admit his mistakes.
This meaning is used when someone delays or postpones an action or decision, typically to gain time or avoid an immediate outcome.
He stalled during the negotiation to have more time to think.
Don't stall, make a decision quickly!
Generated collocations (experimental)
tuī táng推搪lǐ yóu理由excuses offered for stallingtuī táng推搪huà shù话术speech or rhetoric used to stallpín fán频繁tuī táng推搪frequently offering excusestuī táng推搪cè lüè策略strategies for stallingtuī táng推搪yìng duì应对response through stallingbù zài不再tuī táng推搪no longer making excusesgù yì故意tuī táng推搪deliberately stallingtuī táng推搪shí jiān时间stalling for timetuī táng推搪wèn tí问题stalling on an issuetuī táng推搪shǒu duàn手段means to offer excuses