procrastinating

英 [prəʊˈkræstɪneɪtɪŋ]

美 [proʊˈkræstɪneɪtɪŋ]

v.  拖延; 耽搁
procrastinate的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拖延；耽搁；延迟
  If youprocrastinate, you keep leaving things you should do until later, often because you do not want to do them.
  1. Most often we procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.
     面对不想做的事情，我们经常拖延。

双语例句

• ( saying) procrastination is the thief of time ( procrastinating wastes time)
  谚）因循延宕是时间的窃贼（拖延就是浪费时间）。
• Procrastinating could easily be the sweetest thing in the world, if deadlines did not exist. With a mountain-like load of work waiting to crush you under its weight, you cannot afford to waste time.
  要是没有最后期限这回事，拖延可谓是世界上最美好的事情了。面对堆积如山的任务，在如此重压之下，你再也不能浪费时间了。
• The first step to correct your procrastinating tendencies is to ascertain the activities that tempt you to distraction.
  改善拖延症的第一步就是要确定分散你注意力的行为有哪些。
• Get busy on those home improvement projects that you've been procrastinating about.
  你一直延迟住房改善计划，现在是时候进行了。
• Instead, do your most important thing for the day, or the thing you've been procrastinating on the most.
  相反，你要做当天最重要的事情，或者是一直在拖延的事情。
• By writing down your aspirations for one week, you will be more in tune with taking action today instead of procrastinating.
  通过写下你一周的小小理想，你更有可能会今天就开始行动而不是一再的耽搁。
• While that sounds great, it also means the day can feel long, you might be more prone to procrastinating, or you find it difficult to concentrate and focus after a few hours of intense independent work.
  尽管这听起来很不错，但也意味着这一天似乎更加漫长一点，你也许拖延症会加剧，或者发现自己在几个小时的独立紧张工作之后难以集中注意力了。想改善这个情况？
• It might be procrastinating on updating your r é sum é and missing a huge opportunity, or spending a night in front of the refrigerator after dieting for three months.
  可能由于更新简历拖拉从而错过了一次大机会。或者在三个月节食后整晚上在冰箱前吃东西。
• Naturally, punctual people don't stay up as late, because they avoid procrastinating.
  自然而然，准时的人就不会熬夜，因为他们避免拖延。
• Faced with such a dilemma, smart employees should adopt a balanced schedule, instead of procrastinating, said Lu.
  陆学斌说，面对这种困境，聪明的员工应该采取一种平衡的方法，而不是拖延工作。