procrastinate

US [proʊˈkræst(ə)nˌeɪt]
UK [prəʊˈkræstɪneɪt]
  • v.拖延；耽搁
  • Web延迟；迁延；迟误
Simple Present：procrastinates  Present Participle：procrastinating  Past Tense：procrastinated  

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procrastinate
v.
1.
拖延；耽搁to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it

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Definition:
AllAll,拖延拖延,耽搁耽搁,延迟延迟,迁延迁延,迟误迟误
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1.
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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2.
Don't act. Your mind will urge you to eat that cake ( "Just a bite! " ) or smoke that cigarette or stop running or procrastinate.
你的思想会劝你吃那块蛋糕（“就咬吧，不要管其他的”）或者抽那只烟吧或者停止跑步或者拖延下来吧。
nǐ de sī xiǎng huì quàn nǐ chī nà kuài dàn gāo ( " jiù yǎo ba , bú yào guǎn qí tā de " ) huò zhě chōu nà zhī yān ba huò zhě tíng zhǐ pǎo bù huò zhě tuō yán xià lái ba 。
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3.
You might decide to take the rest of the day off (which encourages you to work faster rather than procrastinate).
你可以把剩下的半天休假（这会让你把工作做的更快，而不是拖拖拉拉）。
nǐ kě yǐ bǎ shèng xià de bàn tiān xiū jià ( zhè huì ràng nǐ bǎ gōng zuò zuò de gèng kuài , ér bú shì tuō tuō lā lā ) 。
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4.
For the others, the decision to procrastinate turned out to be a financial stability disaster.
对于其它国家而言，推迟加入欧元区的决定，最终变成了一场金融稳定方面的灾难。
duì yú qí tā guó jiā ér yán , tuī chí jiā rù ōu yuán qū de jué dìng , zuì zhōng biàn chéng le yī chǎng jīn róng wěn dìng fāng miàn de zāi nàn 。
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5.
Trying to find the perfect productivity tool can be an excellent way to procrastinate.
试着找到完美的效能工具也是一个防止拖延的极佳方法。
shì zhe zhǎo dào wán měi de xiào néng gōng jù yě shì yī gè fáng zhǐ tuō yán de jí jiā fāng fǎ 。
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6.
We usually think of social media as a time sink. Something that takes up time and allows you to procrastinate throughout your day.
我们通常认为社交媒体会耗费大量的时间。它会花费你很多时间，使你每天的任务不断拖延。
wǒ men tōng cháng rèn wéi shè jiāo méi tǐ huì hào fèi dà liàng de shí jiān 。 tā huì huā fèi nǐ hěn duō shí jiān , shǐ nǐ měi tiān de rèn wu bú duàn tuō yán 。
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7.
For instance, let's say that your problem is that you procrastinate. New tappers might be tempted to say.
举个例子，假如你的问题是老爱拖延。新手可能会说。
jǔ gè lì zǐ , jiǎ rú nǐ de wèn tí shì lǎo ài tuō yán 。 xīn shǒu kě néng huì shuō 。
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8.
Ex: I am messy, I procrastinate, and I am loud sometimes. I am also a loyal friend, nice to people, and funny, and that is all okay.
例如：我这是一个乱糟糟的人，拖沓，有时候说话大声。我还是一位忠诚的朋友，对人友好，幽默--这一切都可以。
lì rú : wǒ zhè shì yī gè luàn zāo zāo de rén , tuō tà , yǒu shí hou shuō huà dà shēng 。 wǒ hái shì yī wèi zhōng chéng de péng yǒu , duì rén yǒu hǎo , yōu mò -- zhè yí qiè dōu kě yǐ 。
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9.
One reason we procrastinate is because we are trying to do too many things at once.
我们拖延的一个原因就是我们试着一次做太多的事情。
wǒ men tuō yán de yī gè yuán yīn jiù shì wǒ men shì zhe yī cì zuò tài duō de shì qíng 。
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10.
Like the rest of us, developers will also sometimes procrastinate on tougher assignments.
有时因为任务分配的不合理，开发人员也会延迟交付。
yǒu shí yīn wèi rèn wu fēn pèi de bù hé lǐ , kāi fā rén yuán yě huì yán chí jiāo fù 。
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