1
procrastinate
不及物用法，表示拖延行为本身。
He tends to procrastinate.
他倾向于拖延。
拖延；耽搁
procrastinating — present participle of procrastinate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拖延；耽搁
postpone or delay doing something, especially what one should be doing
He tends to procrastinate.
他倾向于拖延。
推迟做该做的事,拖延
postpone doing what one should be doing
拖延,无必要地推迟。
postpone or delay needlessly
procrastinate
Base
原形
procrastinates
3rd person
第三人称单数
procrastinating
-ing
现在分词
procrastinated
Past
过去式
procrastinated
Past participle
过去分词
I often procrastinate on my homework.
我经常拖延做作业。
Yesterday, I procrastinated and missed the deadline.
昨天我拖延了，错过了截止日期。
He is procrastinating instead of working.
他正在拖延而不是工作。
动词：拖延。规则变化，过去式和过去分词均为 procrastinated。常与 on 连用。
I tend to procrastinate when I have a big project due.
当我有大项目要交时，我倾向于拖延。
She procrastinated on writing her report until the last minute.
她一直拖延写报告，直到最后一刻。
Stop procrastinating and start studying for the exam now.
别再拖延了，现在就开始为考试复习。
不及物用法，表示拖延行为本身。
He tends to procrastinate.
他倾向于拖延。
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。
接介词over，强调就某事犹豫拖延。
They procrastinated over the decision for weeks.
他们在这个决定上拖延了数周。
Not this
I have a procrastination about my work.
Use this
I procrastinate on my work.
“procrastinate”是动词，不能用作名词。应直接使用动词形式，或改用“procrastination”作为名词时需搭配其他动词（如“have procrastination”不自然，常见搭配是“engage in procrastination”）。
Not this
I procrastinate to finish my homework.
Use this
I procrastinate finishing my homework.
“procrastinate”后应接动名词（-ing形式），不能接不定式。表示“拖延做某事”的正确结构是“procrastinate doing something”。
Choose the next layer that will help you use procrastinating with more confidence.
Recommended next
Missing: Collocations
Complete this area with collocations.
More ways to explore
Includes Word components & Thematic vocabulary
Learn how to build related words using roots, prefixes, and thematic clusters.
Includes Idioms & Cultural references
Discover idioms, slang, and famous pop culture quotes.
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
Use procrastinating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
These words share the spelling ending -ate but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme with procrastinate.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.