procrastinate: [16] Crās was Latin for ‘tomorrow’ (its antecedents are uncertain). The adjective derived from it was crāstinus ‘of tomorrow’, which in turn formed the basis of a verb prōcrāstināre ‘put forward to tomorrow’ (prō- denotes ‘forward’). By the time it reached English it had broadened out to simply ‘delay’.
procrastinate (v.)
1580s, a back formation from procrastination or else from Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare "to put off till tomorrow; defer, delay" (see procrastination). Related: Procrastinated; procrastinating. Earlier verb was procrastine (1540s), from French.
雙語例句
1. While the inclination to procrastinate is common, one must fully consider the detrimental impact of unnecessary delays.
雖然拖延的傾向是普遍的, 但是人們應(yīng)該充分考慮到不必要的延誤造成的有害影響.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
面對不想做的事情，我們經(jīng)常拖延。
來自辭典例句
3. To procrastinate, I fell in with the spirit of the occasion.
為了拖延時間, 我也就順應(yīng)看當(dāng)時的氣氛.
來自辭典例句
4. What do you procrastinate on?
哪些事你在拖延?
來自About Face 3交互設(shè)計精髓
5. Keep your momentum! Listen, apply and move forward. Do not procrastinate.