procrastination

英[prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn] 美[prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn]
  • n. 拖延;耽搁
  • procaine n.普鲁卡因
  • procarp n.[植]果胞系
  • procedure n.程序;手续;步骤
  • proceed vi.继续进行;开始;着手
  • proceeds n.收益动词proceed的第三人称一般现在时形式.
Noun:
  1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

  2. slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

1. He hates delay and procrastination in all its forms.
他讨厌任何形式的拖延和耽搁。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Procrastination is the father of failure.
因循是失败的根源.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Procrastination is the thief of time.
拖延就是浪费时间.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. General Peckem's communications about cleanliness and procrastination made Major Major feel like a filthy procrastinator.
佩克姆将军谈到清洁和拖延的那些简报,使梅杰少校感到自己象一个邋遢的、作风拖拉的家伙.

来自辞典例句

5. Procrastination is learned in the family milieu, but not directly.
它是独裁家长作风的产物.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Are our lives full of procrastination?
      我们的生活是否常常拖延?
    2. Procrastination is a problem in the church too.
      拖延也同样是教会的问题。
    3. Conquering procrastination is the process of replacing bad work habits with good ones.
      克服耽搁拖延也是改正不良的工作习惯的一个过程。

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