adj.遲到的；緩慢的；遲緩的

He was tardy for the meeting. 那次開(kāi)會(huì)他遲到了。

The teacher gave the tardy student what for. 老師痛斥了遲到的學(xué)生。

His boss was dissatisfied with his tardy progress. 老板對(duì)他緩慢的進(jìn)度不滿意。

She is so forgetful and tardy with work. 她這人就是愛(ài)忘事，做什么事情總是拖拖拉拉的。

The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes. 法律對(duì)變化中的觀念常常反應(yīng)遲緩。

The agency has been heavily criticized for its tardy response to its clients. 這家代理商因?yàn)閷?duì)顧客的回應(yīng)遲緩而倍受批評(píng)。