procrastinate

英 [prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt]

美 [proʊˈkræstɪneɪt]

v.  拖延; 耽搁

过去式：procrastinated　现在分词：procrastinating　复数：procrastinates　第三人称单数：procrastinates　过去分词：procrastinated　

GREIELTS

BNC.34854 / COCA.24515

牛津词典

verb

• 拖延；耽搁
  to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拖延；耽搁；延迟
  If youprocrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them.
  1. 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。

英英释义

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing
  1. He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
  Synonym:stalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydilly-dallydillydally
• postpone or delay needlessly
  1. He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late

双语例句

• Your very first instincts may have been to hold back or to procrastinate over making a decision.
  当做决定时你第一反应所得的决策可能被限制了或者被拖延。
• When we procrastinate we run the risk of further burdening ourselves with shame that can develop when we avoid fearful situations or people.
  当我们拖沓的时候，就是给自己的未来添加可耻的负担，这种负担会在我们想要避免的困境和人那里继续发展。
• I often procrastinate on doing exactly this kind of work.
  我经常对完全同样的事情拖沓。
• I'm never one to make a decision when I can procrastinate, fudge and prevaricate.
  一曲抛若能拖延、回避、搪塞，我从不作决定。
• Cannot procrastinate so again went down, be it is better to say time becomes an operation earlier.
  不能再这样拖下去了呀，不是说时间越早做手术越好的吗。
• You know the time has come to get that sorted and you can't waver and procrastinate any longer.
  你知道现在是整顿的时候了，你已经无法再动摇和拖延。
• But, when you're making more money than you know what to do with, you tend to procrastinate on any big decisions.
  但是，当你挣的钱超过了你能支配的数量后，你会发现自己在一些重大的决策上开始变的拖拉。
• Don't allow yourself to reflect or procrastinate.
  不要让自己反思或拖延。
• You can not procrastinate in tow days, tomorrow will be yesterday.
  你不能拖延工作&在两天时间里，明天就会成为昨天。
• Why do you always procrastinate! You'll never get anything done that way!
  你为什么总是喜欢拖延呢？你这样什么事都完成不了！