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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
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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 procrastinated


procrastinated

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.
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They procrastinated for three months: they put forward a name and then withdrew it.
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We must deliver on our promises and open up our market in 2009; we have procrastinated long enough.
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There were local authorities who for 20 years had procrastinated on the reorganisation of schools into primary and secondary schools.
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Twice in war time they have procrastinated to such an extent that they came in all but too late.
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We have put this off and procrastinated long enough.
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That is why we have equivocated and procrastinated all along the line.
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Furthermore, rating revaluations should take place once every five years, and they should not be fudged or procrastinated for short-term political purposes.
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I believe he has procrastinated, and that is a fault that he frequently indulges in.
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That leadership has procrastinated, twisted and turned during the past 12 months to avoid coming face to face with the issue.
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We in this country have procrastinated over the disposal of nuclear waste for a long time and the report appears to advocate further procrastination.
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The board has procrastinated by not coming up with proposals to maintain the levels of its tolls.
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It is deplorable how they have dithered and procrastinated over the years over a problem which has now reached a crisis.
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We have procrastinated long enough.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
We have procrastinated for far too long.
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