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procrastination in doing sth
procrastination 常用作不可数名词，in 后接动名词，表示在某件事上拖延。
Procrastination in submitting your application may delay the review.
在提交申请方面的拖延可能会延迟审核。
拖延；耽搁
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
拖延；耽搁
the act of putting off or delaying something that needs to be done
Procrastination in submitting your application may delay the review.
在提交申请方面的拖延可能会延迟审核。
拖延；耽搁；延期(尤指习惯性或故意地)
The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
拖延的行为；推迟或延迟某行动到以后
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
因未及时处理而导致的缓慢
slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
I kept putting off my homework, and my procrastination made the assignment even harder to finish.
我一直拖延作业，我的拖延让作业更难完成。
Procrastination can be a difficult habit to break, especially when the task seems boring.
拖延可能是一个很难改掉的习惯，尤其是当任务看起来无聊的时候。
She signed up for a class to help her overcome procrastination at work.
她报了一门课来帮助自己克服工作上的拖延。
procrastination 常用作不可数名词，in 后接动名词，表示在某件事上拖延。
Procrastination in submitting your application may delay the review.
在提交申请方面的拖延可能会延迟审核。
over 后接被拖延的具体对象或事项。
His procrastination over the decision annoyed his team.
他对那个决定一拖再拖，让团队很恼火。
through 在这里表示原因，相当于‘由于’，也可以说 due to procrastination。
They lost the contract through procrastination.
他们因为拖延而失去了那份合同。
Not this
I procrastination my homework.
Use this
I procrastinated on my homework.
procrastination 是名词，不能直接带宾语；应使用动词 procrastinate，后接 on 加任务。
Not this
I am a procrastination.
Use this
I am a procrastinator.
procrastination 指拖延的行为或状态，指人应用 procrastinator。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
习惯性拖延；长期拖延
His chronic procrastination made it hard for him to meet deadlines.
他习惯性拖延，很难按时完成任务。
避免拖延
Setting small goals can help you avoid procrastination.
设定小目标可以帮助你避免拖延。
克服拖延
She used a timer to overcome procrastination and start studying.
她用计时器来克服拖延，开始学习。
学业拖延
Academic procrastination often leads to last-minute cramming before exams.
学业拖延常常导致考试前临时抱佛脚。
拖延的习惯
He finally broke his habit of procrastination by making a daily schedule.
他通过制定每日计划，终于改掉了拖延的习惯。
拖延是时间的窃贼（拖延会白白浪费宝贵时间）
Remember that procrastination is the thief of time, so start your essay today.
记住，拖延是时间的窃贼，所以今天就动笔写论文吧。
拖延是时间的窃贼。
This famous quote about procrastination comes from Edward Young's poem 'Night Thoughts' (1742), meaning that delaying steals time that can never be regained.
这句关于拖延的名言出自爱德华·扬格的诗作《夜思》（1742年），意思是拖延会窃走一去不复返的时间。
拖延是一门追赶昨天的艺术。
A humorous saying by Don Marquis, it suggests that procrastination means constantly trying to catch up with tasks from the past.
这是唐·马奎斯的一句幽默名言，意在说明拖延意味着不断试图追赶过去未完成的任务。
Use procrastination naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：pro-（向前）+ crastinus（明日的，拉丁词根）→ 把事情推到明天再做，就是拖延。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、职场沟通、学术或正式写作 procrastination 为中性常用词，通常用于描述推迟或延迟行动的行为；在日常对话、职场和书面语中都比较常见，语气不显随意，也不局限于正式场合。
这些词与 procrastination 一样以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾，构成真押韵。注意不要只看拼写：question /ˈkwestʃən/、suggestion /səˈdʒestʃən/ 虽以 -tion 结尾，但读作 /tʃən/，与 /ʃən/ 不同。
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