拖延

[tuō yán]

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Definition:
AllAll,delaydelay,procrastinateprocrastinate,put offput off,prolongprolong,lingerlinger,procrastinationprocrastination
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1.
When you put things off once, it's easier to put them off again, until the habit is so firmly ingrained that it cannot be easily broken.
一旦开始遇事推拖，你就很容易再次拖延，直到它变成一种根深蒂固的习惯。
yí dàn kāi shǐ yù shì tuī tuō , nǐ jiù hěn róng yì zài cì tuō yán , zhí dào tā biàn chéng yī zhǒng gēn shēn dì gù de xí guàn 。
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2.
JAMES SUROWIECKI: The number of choices clearly does, in some cases, affect how much we procrastinate.
答：选择数量的多少，确实在某些情况下很明显地影响了我们的拖延。
dá : xuǎn zé shù liàng de duō shǎo , què shí zài mǒu xiē qíng kuàng xià hěn míng xiǎn de yǐng xiǎng le wǒ men de tuō yán 。
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3.
5b. The goods were promised to be delivered with in a week, and we have been put to considerable in convenience through the long delay.
你方承诺一周内交货，可是由于长时间的拖延，你们给我们带来了极大的不便。
nǐ fāng chéng nuò yī zhōu nèi jiāo huò , kě shì yóu yú cháng shí jiān de tuō yán , nǐ men gěi wǒ men dài lái le jí dà de bú biàn 。
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4.
No single one of these currents prolongs the crisis. It is the product of the complex interplay between them.
并非其中任何单个趋向拖延了此次危机——这是这些趋向之间复杂的相互作用的产物。
bìng fēi qí zhōng rèn hé dān gè qū xiàng tuō yán le cǐ cì wēi jī —— zhè shì zhè xiē qū xiàng zhī jiān fù zá de xiāng hù zuò yòng de chǎn wù 。
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5.
Xu said there had been a small delay in paying taxes, but they had paid the full amount and yet the heaviest fine was levied.
许志永说，公盟在缴税上有一点点拖延，但已经交足了税款，却还是被课以最重的罚金。
xǔ zhì yǒng shuō , gōng méng zài jiǎo shuì shàng yǒu yì diǎn diǎn tuō yán , dàn yǐ jīng jiāo zú le shuì kuǎn , què hái shì bèi kè yǐ zuì zhòng de fá jīn 。
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6.
Had it not been for a bleeding ulcer he might have postponed looking at himself for many years more.
如果不是因为胃出血，他可能还要拖延很多年才能面对自我。
rú guǒ bú shì yīn wèi wèi chū xuè , tā kě néng hái yào tuō yán hěn duō nián cái néng miàn duì zì wǒ 。
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7.
The environmentalist know how to hold up the process of a big project, and it's not easy to let them away.
环保人士最知道怎样拖延大型项目的进程，并且不会轻易地打发走。
huán bǎo rén shì zuì zhī dào zěn yàng tuō yán dà xíng xiàng mù de jìn chéng , bìng qiě bú huì qīng yì de dǎ fa zǒu 。
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8.
Britain's swimming director said he would delay his team's arrival to the last moment to limit the risk posed by dirty air.
英国游泳裁判长表示，他会将手下游泳队的抵达时间拖延到最后一刻，以限制肮脏空气带来的风险。
yīng guó yóu yǒng cái pàn zhǎng biǎo shì , tā huì jiāng shǒu xià yóu yǒng duì de dǐ dá shí jiān tuō yán dào zuì hòu yí kè , yǐ xiàn zhì āng zāng kōng qì dài lái de fēng xiǎn 。
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9.
Tom dragged his feet when told to turn off the TV and go to bed.
当汤姆被告知关掉电视，上床睡觉时，他慢吞吞的，故意拖延。
dāng tāng mǔ bèi gào zhī guān diào diàn shì , shàng chuáng shuì jiào shí , tā màn tūn tūn de , gù yì tuō yán 。
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10.
Since there was no chance of an agreement, it was a waste of time dragging out the discussion.
既然没有可能达成协议，拖延时间只不过是一种浪费。
jì rán méi yǒu kě néng dá chéng xié yì , tuō yán shí jiān zhǐ bú guò shì yī zhǒng làng fèi 。
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