procrastination

B1 大学

n. 拖延, 因循, 耽搁 [法] 拖延, 耽搁, 因循

发音

UK /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
US /pɹoʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
US /-ʃn̩/

词形变化

procrastinations 复数 procrastinations

教材释义与例句

名词

耽搁，拖延；拖延症

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

    耽搁

    拖延

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

cunctation dilatoriness shilly-shally

上位词 6

delay holdup deliberation deliberateness slowness unhurriedness

相关短语

procrastination is the thief of time bedtime procrastination

词源

From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).

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