procrastinate

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

GRE畅通词汇

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

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。

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.

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.

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。

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.

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.