Procrastinate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 耽搁, 拖延
• ［英］ v. 耽搁, 拖延 ( to put off intentionally and habitually)
• ［记］ pro ( 向前) +crastin ( 明天) +ate -> 直到明天再干 -> 拖延

Webster Collegiate

verb (-nated; -nating)

• Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
• Date: 1588
• transitive verb
  • to put off intentionally and habitually
• intransitive verb
  • to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
• Synonyms: see delay
• ? procrastination noun
• ? procrastinator noun

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