procrastinate

[prəu'kræstineit]

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

【词性变化】

过去式: procrastinated  过去分词：procrastinated  现在分词：procrastinating

【衍生词】

Procrastination 延迟；耽搁；因循

Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延就是偷走时间。

【背句子记单词】

People were dying of starvation while governments procrastinated.饥民正挣扎在死亡线上，而政府行动却拖拖拉拉。

She procrastinated her return. 她拖延了归期。

A good correspondent does not procrastinate. 一位勤于写信的通信者不会拖延。

Exam time is hell for those who procrastinate. 考试期间对于那些浪费时间的学生来说就是苦难。