| 词汇 | procrastinated |
| 释义 | procrastinated past simple and past participle ofprocrastinate 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 pigeonhole push raincheck retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve spin stall Examples of procrastinatedprocrastinated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 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 We must deliver on our promises and open up our market in 2009; we have procrastinated long enough. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There were local authorities who for 20 years had procrastinated on the reorganisation of schools into primary and secondary schools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Twice in war time they have procrastinated to such an extent that they came in all but too late. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have put this off and procrastinated long enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why we have equivocated and procrastinated all along the line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, rating revaluations should take place once every five years, and they should not be fudged or procrastinated for short-term political purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe he has procrastinated, and that is a fault that he frequently indulges in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That leadership has procrastinated, twisted and turned during the past 12 months to avoid coming face to face with the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We in this country have procrastinated over the disposal of nuclear waste for a long time and the report appears to advocate further procrastination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The board has procrastinated by not coming up with proposals to maintain the levels of its tolls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is deplorable how they have dithered and procrastinated over the years over a problem which has now reached a crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have procrastinated long enough. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have procrastinated for far too long. 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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