bide time

基本解释

One year, the losing side managed to drop the ball in a well to bide time.
有一年，失败方曾设法把球投到一口井里来拖延时间。
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.
醒目地标示这只是一个临时工作当我做令自己讨厌的工作时，我等待时机的方式就是在电子告示牌上挂上提示：“这只是临时的。
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.
假如他可以表现出宽宏大量，谦虚谨慎，可以耐心等待，那么，泰国就有可能获得某种和解。
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