| 词汇 | procrastinate |
| 释义 | procrastinate verb[ I ] uk /prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/ us /proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/ to keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring: 拖延，耽搁 I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.我知道迟早得解决这个问题——我只是在拖延时间。 Synonym dilly-dallyold-fashionedinformal Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock hold up inefficiency inefficiently kept kick push retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve sit sit on something spin stall procrastinate | American Dictionaryprocrastinate verb[ I ] us/prəˈkræs·təˌneɪt/ to delay doing something: When it comes to housework, I tend to procrastinate. Examples of procrastinateprocrastinate This way, the countries taking actions in advance get their rewards and procrastinating countries will have to do more later. This suggests that individuals would procrastinate, and that even fewer individuals would make an active investment decision. It has already procrastinated for so long that at least one term's intake, and possibly two, for the grammar school have been lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It shows a degree of procrastinating procedures, and it shows a lack of compassion with the difficulties of these men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing to be gained by procrastinating, and much to be lost. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They will procrastinate for as long as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They procrastinated for three months: they put forward a name and then withdrew it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that he, like me, would like to make a decision fairly quickly rather than procrastinate on the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not procrastinating in asking for time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All they do, however, is procrastinate and delay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The longer we procrastinate, the weaker becomes our negotiating position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There might be agricultural committees who on occasion will procrastinate where speed is desirable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that they will stop procrastinating and that something will be done about reducing the period from five years to four. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not talking about anyone who procrastinates or tries to avoid appearing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That might encourage people to procrastinate in order to exploit the new arrangements—for example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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