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单词 procrastinate
释义
procrastinatepro‧cras‧ti‧nate /prəˈkræstəneɪt/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINprocrastinate
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin past participle of procrastinare, from cras ‘tomorrow’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
procrastinate
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyprocrastinate
he, she, itprocrastinates
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyprocrastinated
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave procrastinated
he, she, ithas procrastinated
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad procrastinated
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill procrastinate
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have procrastinated
Continuous Form
PresentIam procrastinating
he, she, itis procrastinating
you, we, theyare procrastinating
PastI, he, she, itwas procrastinating
you, we, theywere procrastinating
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been procrastinating
he, she, ithas been procrastinating
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been procrastinating
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be procrastinating
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been procrastinating
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Certain players are procrastinating over their contracts in order to see how much money they can squeeze out of their clubs.
  • He hesitated and procrastinated for weeks before he finally told her he wanted their relationship to end.
  • It's time to stop procrastinating and get the job done.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Accordingly, we had to procrastinate, as we had done over the Supreme Soviet Deputies' visit to Britain.
  • His successors were less committed and procrastinated interminably.
  • Just as she had put off ringing Livingstone until it was too late, so she procrastinated with regard to contacting Gwen.
  • Potential career changers tend to procrastinate.
  • The judge procrastinated, but eventually the tabloids had their sport.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to wait until a later time to do something: · He decided to delay his decision until he had seen the full report.
to change an event to a later time or date: · The meeting was postponed.
to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: · I used to put off making difficult decisions.· The game has been put off till next week.
to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen: · House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop.
formal to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first: · The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors.· She decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling.
formal to delay doing something that you ought to do: · Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.
verb [transitive] to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later one: · The game was postponed because of heavy snow.· We had to postpone the trip because of my father’s illness.· The trial has been postponed until November.
phrasal verb [transitive] to decide to do something later than you planned to do it or later than you should do it, especially because there is a problem or because you do not want to do it now: · I really should go to the dentist, but I keep putting it off.· The concert’s been put off till next week.· The committee decided to put off making any decision until the new year.
verb [transitive] to not do something until something else has happened or until a more suitable time: · He decided to delay his departure until after he’d seen the Director.· Police delayed making any announcement until the girl’s relatives had been contacted.
verb [intransitive] formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it – used especially to show disapproval: · Kerry procrastinated for as long as possible before firing anyone.· He had been procrastinating over starting the work.
if an event is pushed back, someone arranges for it to be held at a later time or date than originally planned: · Their meeting has been put back to next Thursday.· The museum’s opening date was pushed back so that safety checks could be carried out.· The game on April 1 has been moved back to April 5.
verb [transitive] to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc now although it may be considered again at some time in the future: · Plans for a new stadium have been shelved for now.· The city shelved the project due to lack of funding.
to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc until a later time. These expressions are rather informal and are often used in business English: · The project has had to be put on ice due to lack of funding.· Blears called for the discussions to be put on ice until after the elections.· The plan seems to have been put on the back burner.
Longman Language Activatorto deliberately delay someone or something
to deliberately delay doing something, or to deliberately stop someone else from doing something until a later time, either because you are not ready or to give yourself an advantage: · Quit stalling and tell me where she is.· I'm not ready to talk to him yet - go out there and see if you can stall him.· City officials have slowed the development by stalling building permits for the area.
to deliberately try to delay doing something or making a decision, because you are not ready or want more time to think about it: · Stop playing for time and give us an answer.· The rebel's current ceasefire doesn't amount to much more than playing for time.
methods used, especially by politicians, in order to delay a plan or decision so that something can be done during the delay: · Some politicians are prepared to use delaying tactics to block the bill.· The peace negotiations were being held up by the delaying tactics of France and Great Britain.
to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it - used especially to show disapproval: · He hesitated and procrastinated for weeks before he finally told her he wanted their relationship to end.procrastinate about/over: · Certain players are procrastinating over their contracts in order to see how much money they can squeeze out of their clubs.
to arrange to do something at a later time
to change the time when something was planned to happen, and arrange for it to happen later: · Several of today's football games have been postponed because of heavy snow.postpone something until/till something: · They decided to postpone the wedding until Pam's mother was out of the hospital.postpone something for two days/three weeks etc: · In 1968, the Oscar ceremony was postponed for two days, following the assassination of Martin Luther King.
to decide to do something later than you planned to do it or should do it, for example because there is a problem or because you do not want to do it now: put something off/put off something: · I really should go to the dentist, but I keep putting it off.put something off until/till something: · The concert's been put off till next week.put off doing something: · The committee decided to put off making any decision until the new year.
to not do something until something else has happened or until a more suitable time: delay something until something: · He decided to delay his departure until after he'd seen the Director.delay doing something: · The police delayed making any announcement until the girl's relatives had been contacted.
if an event is pushed back , someone arranges for it to be held at a later time or date than originally planned: be pushed/moved/put back to: · The meeting has been put back to next Thursday.
to decide to do or deal with something at a later time, especially because there is a problem or because you have more important things to deal with immediately: · We're going to have to put our plans on ice until we can raise some more money.· I've put my acting career on the back burner for a while, while I concentrate on my writing.
to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it - used especially to show disapproval: · He hesitated and procrastinated for weeks before he finally told her he wanted their relationship to end.procrastinate about/over: · Certain players are procrastinating over their contracts in order to see how much money they can squeeze out of their clubs.
 formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it SYN  put off:  People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.► see thesaurus at delay—procrastination /prəˌkræstəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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