procrastinate

英 [prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt]

美 [proʊˈkræstɪneɪt]

v.  拖延; 耽搁

过去式：procrastinated　现在分词：procrastinating　复数：procrastinates　第三人称单数：procrastinates　过去分词：procrastinated　

GREIELTS

BNC.34854 / COCA.24515

牛津词典

verb

• 拖延；耽搁
  to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拖延；耽搁；延迟
  If youprocrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them.
  1. Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
     面对不想做的事情，我们经常拖延。

英英释义

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing
  1. He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
  Synonym:stalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydilly-dallydillydally
• postpone or delay needlessly
  1. He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late

双语例句

• Pelvic infection wants to be treated early, procrastinate long meeting influence is borne.
  盆腔炎要早治，拖久了会影响生育。
• This is why you can't procrastinate.
  而这也是为什么你不能再拖延了。
• Servants don't make excuses, procrastinate, or wait for better circumstances.
  仆人们不会找借口，不会拖延，或者等一个更好的时机才去做事。
• I'm never one to make a decision when I can procrastinate, fudge and prevaricate.
  一曲抛若能拖延、回避、搪塞，我从不作决定。
• Even though I procrastinate, I deeply and profoundly accept myself.
  即使我会拖延，我深深地全然接纳我自己。
• There's something comforting about this story: even Nobel-winning economists procrastinate!
  这个故事有一点让人感到安慰：就连诺贝尔经济学奖得主都会拖延！
• When you procrastinate, you become a slave to yesterday.
  拖延会让你成为昨天的奴隶。
• You may want to focus particularly on trouble-spots: times of day when you tend to procrastinate.
  很快你就能发现自己在什么地方特别容易浪费时间&也就是你的拖延症发作期啦。
• Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
  面对不想做的事情，我们经常拖延。
• You must change the habits and behaviors that led you to procrastinate in the first place.
  你必须改变首先让你拖沓的习惯、行为。