procrastination

英 [prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn] 美 [prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn]

• n. 拖延；耽搁

英英释义

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

例句

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。

词汇搭配

• procrastinate 延迟

近反义词

【近义词】

• deferment 迁延
• postponement 推迟
• stalling 拖延（策略）...
• delay 耽搁
• adjournment 延期
• cunctation 迟延
• dilatoriness 迟缓
• shillyshally 犹豫不决