Word · Frequency #34854
procrastinate
/prəuˈkræstineit/
verb
拖延；耽搁
postpone or delay doing something, especially what one should be doing
- 1.
postpone doing what one should be doing
推迟做该做的事,拖延
- 2.
postpone or delay needlessly
拖延,无必要地推迟。
推迟做该做的事,拖延；拖延,无必要地推迟。；延迟；耽搁
In use
I tend to procrastinate when I have a big project due.
She procrastinated on writing her report until the last minute.
Stop procrastinating and start studying for the exam now.
procrastinate
不及物用法，表示拖延行为本身。
He tends to procrastinate.
他倾向于拖延。
procrastinate on sth
接介词on，表示在某事上拖延。
She procrastinated on her homework.
她拖延了家庭作业。
procrastinate over sth
接介词over，强调就某事犹豫拖延。
They procrastinated over the decision for weeks.
Connections
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆tip：pro-向前，crast-明天，ate动词后缀，所以procrastinate就是'推到明天做'，即拖延。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic、workplace、daily life 通常视为中性词，但多用于书面或较正式场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending -ate but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with procrastinate.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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