procrastinate
英 [prə(ʊ)'kræstɪneɪt]
美 [pro'kræstɪnet]
GRE
procrastinate 拖延，耽搁来自拉丁语procrastinare,拖延，推迟，来自pro-,向前，crastinus,明天的，来自cras,明天。
- procrastinate
- procrastinate: [16] Crās was Latin for ‘tomorrow’ (its antecedents are uncertain). The adjective derived from it was crāstinus ‘of tomorrow’, which in turn formed the basis of a verb prōcrāstināre ‘put forward to tomorrow’ (prō- denotes ‘forward’). By the time it reached English it had broadened out to simply ‘delay’.
- procrastinate (v.)
- 1580s, a back formation from procrastination or else from Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare "to put off till tomorrow; defer, delay" (see procrastination). Related: Procrastinated; procrastinating. Earlier verb was procrastine (1540s), from French.
- 1. While the inclination to procrastinate is common, one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.
- 虽然拖延的倾向是普遍的, 但是人们应该充分考虑到不必要的延误造成的有害影响.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 3. To procrastinate, I fell in with the spirit of the occasion.
- 为了拖延时间, 我也就顺应看当时的气氛.
来自辞典例句
- 4. What do you procrastinate on?
- 哪些事你在拖延?
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
- 5. Keep your momentum! Listen, apply and move forward. Do not procrastinate.
- 保持你的动力! 去听,去做, 要向前走. 不要浪费时间.
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