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procrastinate

/proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-/US // proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə- //UK // (prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt, prə-) //

拖延时间,拖延,拖拖拉拉,迟迟不动

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.

    • : to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.

    • : to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbdelay, put off doing
Forms: procrastinating
Antonyms

Examples

  • He doesn’t procrastinate — he has a 107-page résumé, he said, because he gets things done — but he’s built a career around understanding those who do.

  • We’re all guilty of procrastinating on any errand that doesn’t feel urgent, particularly if it involves a process of suboptimal efficiency.

  • Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off startupsStop procrastinating and jump on this opportunity to double your knowledge and build a stronger startup.

  • Kooper procrastinated, as usual, but now also found it harder to focus when deadlines hit.

  • Make your own classic sparkly ball or piñataIf you haven’t packed away your Christmas lights yet, here’s another reason to procrastinate.

  • I used to be a reporter, and there is no better way to procrastinate while writing than research.

  • Techies know they hold all the cards to the obscure and procrastinate on the grounds of engineering mysteries.

  • He therefore began in January to procrastinate, and consequently it was not until February that Francis demanded an advance.

  • This last reason displeased old Solomon, for it was an encouragement to the birds to procrastinate.

  • Since complete purification can thus be only once obtained, he was desirous to procrastinate that ceremony to the last moment.

  • And long have the priesthood dreaded, and anxiously have they endeavored to procrastinate, the arrival of this period.

  • Drawing nearer, he made out the smouldering log; cowardice prompted him to procrastinate, he crept round behind it.