词语释义

英 [prə(ʊ)'kræstɪneɪt] 美 [pro'kræstɪnet]

vt. 耽搁，延迟

vi. 耽搁，延迟

单词分析：

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英英释义

Verb:

postpone doing what one should be doing;"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

postpone or delay needlessly;"He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

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单词词源

中文词源

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。

英语词源

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.

词态变化

第三人称单数 procrastinates;
过去式 procrastinated;
过去分词 procrastinated;
现在分词 procrastinating;
名词 procrastination;

权威造句

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.

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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?

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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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近反义词

postpone 延期

delay 耽搁

adjourn (使)延期

dally 浪费时间

drag your feet 拖着脚步(故意拖延)...

hang fire 发射迟缓(延迟)...

defer 推迟

put off 不安

dawdle 磨蹭

wait 等

stall 栅栏

drag one's feet 拖着脚缓慢行走...

shillyshally 犹豫不决

dillydally 磨蹭

drag one's heels 拖着脚走

dilly-dally 磨蹭

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