procrastination

英 [prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

美

n.  拖延

复数：procrastinations　

法律

BNC.23277 / COCA.20478

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拖延；耽搁；延迟
  If youprocrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them.
  1. Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
     面对不想做的事情，我们经常拖延。

英英释义

noun

• the act of procrastinating
  Synonym:cunctationshillyshally
• slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
  Synonym:dilatoriness

双语例句

• Procrastination is not a problem of time management or of planning.
  拖拉不是一个时间管理或是计划的问题。
• But most procrastination is far more subtle, and can even be mistaken for productive work.
  但大多数时候拖延表现的更为巧妙，你甚至可能把它误认为有效地工作。
• The rain seems to have all day long, have some forget the sky will descend so long a time of rain, some procrastination.
  雨似乎已经下了一整天了，已经有些忘记了天空还会下这样长久的雨，有些拖沓。
• Procrastination is common, both in the workplace and on campus.
  拖沓症在职场和校园都很常见。
• Procrastination in dealing with these thoughts only sentences you to further limitation and frustration.
  如果你迟迟不坑运用这些观念思想的话，那就等于给自己带来更多的限制和挫折。
• You might have heard the saying procrastination is the thief of time.
  也许你曾听过这样的说法拖延是窃取时间的贼。
• Procrastination is fear in five syllables.
  拖延是恐惧有五个音节。
• When you want more hours in the day, procrastination can be a real problem.
  当你想要更多的时间，那拖延真的是一个问题。
• Are you using social media for productivity or procrastination?
  你是用社交媒体来提高效率呢还是拖延时间呢？
• Are you in danger of catching procrastination from those around you?
  你是否正处于从你周围的人群中感染上拖延症习惯的危险中？