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

• When you procrastinate, you become a slave to yesterday.
  拖延会让你成为昨天的奴隶。
• Servants don't make excuses, procrastinate, or wait for better circumstances.
  仆人们不会找借口，不会拖延，或者等一个更好的时机才去做事。
• 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。
• When you are distracted, it causes unnecessary stress and makes you procrastinate on your work.
  这些事会造成很多不必要的压力，也耽搁自己的工作。
• If you're trying to run in the morning, get your running clothes out the night before, so you don't even have time to procrastinate when you wake up.
  如果你想早晨跑步，在前一天晚上就把跑步要穿的衣服准备好，所以当你早晨醒来之后就不会再去拖延。
• Did you procrastinate yesterday and skip writing the unit tests for your new features?
  你拖延时间并忽略了新特性的单元测试吗？
• 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。
• Forgive yourself when you do procrastinate to prevent a vicious circle.
  当你拖延的时候原谅自己以避免陷入恶性循环。
• Even though I procrastinate, I deeply and profoundly accept myself.
  即使我会拖延，我深深地全然接纳我自己。
• 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。