| 单词 | procrastinate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prəu'kræstineit] |
| 解释 | v.耽搁，拖延 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 耽搁，拖延(to put off intentionally and habitually) 【考】 equivocate : commitment / procrastinate : action(含糊其词不想实现承 诺/拖延不想采取行动)dilatory : procrastinate / malcontent : complain(拖拉的[人]耽误/不 满的[人]抱怨)husbandry: dissipate / alacrity : procrastinate(管理使不散漫/敏捷 使不拖延) 【记】 pro(向前)+crastin( 明天)+ate→直到明天 再干→拖延 【例】 I procrastinated returning the library book until it was overdue. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (出于习惯性的粗心或懒散)耽搁, 拖延 【记】pro向前, crastin明天, ate吃－明天再吃吧－拖延pro前, crast = crust面包皮, 地壳, in, ate吃: 给你吃面包皮, 吃得很慢, 所以拖延了时间. 【类】equivocate: commitment = procrastinate: action含糊其词逃避承诺 = 拖延逃避行动dilatory: procrastinate = malcontent: complain拖拉的人耽误 = 不满的人抱怨husbandry: dissipate = alacrity: procrastinate管理消除散漫 = 敏捷消除拖延 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pro- 前 + crash 撞 + stinate 固执，固执地向前结果撞车→造成耽搁与拖延 【相关】obstinate 倔强的, 顽固的 |
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