bide time

基本解釋

One year, the losing side managed to drop the ball in a well to bide time.
有一年，失敗方曾設(shè)法把球投到一口井里來拖延時(shí)間。
Post a visible reminder that this job is only temporary. When I once worked in a job I hated, I helped bide my time by hanging a reminder on my bulletin board that said, “This is only temporary.
醒目地標(biāo)示這只是一個(gè)臨時(shí)工作當(dāng) 我做令自己討厭的工作時(shí)，我等待時(shí)機(jī)的方式就是在電子告示牌上掛上提示：“這只是臨時(shí)的。
If he can be magnanimous and modest, he can be patient and bide his time, then we can reach some kind of settlement and reconciliation.
假如他可以表現(xiàn)出寬宏大量，謙虛謹(jǐn)慎，可以耐心等待，那么，泰國就有可能獲得某種和解。
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