procrastinate
procrastinate
[prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪt]
verb
procrastination
noun
procrastinator
noun
procrastinatory
adjective
语源
[prə(ʊ)ˈkrastɪneɪt]
verb
- [no obj.]delay or postpone action; put off doing something
耽搁；延期，推迟
the temptation will be to procrastinate until the power struggle plays itself out.
诱惑将是一直拖到权力斗争无力再进行下去为止。
procrastination
noun
procrastinator
noun
procrastinatory
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin procrastinat- 'deferred till the morning', from the verb procrastinare, from pro- 'forward' + crastinus 'belonging to tomorrow' (from cras 'tomorrow')
- On the difference between procrastinate and prevaricate, see usage at prevaricate
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