procrastinated
past simple and past participle ofprocrastinate
| 单词 | procrastinated |
| 释义 | procrastinated past simple and past participle ofprocrastinate procrastinate verb[I] uk/prəˈkræs.tɪ.neɪt/us/proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/tokeepdelayingsomething that must be done, often because it isunpleasantorboring: IknowI've got todealwith theproblemat somepoint- I'm just procrastinating. Synonym dilly-dallyold-fashionedinformal Delaying and wasting time
Examplesofprocrastinatedprocrastinated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It has alreadyprocrastinatedfor so long that at least one term's intake, and possibly two, for the grammar school have been lost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theyprocrastinatedfor three months: they put forward a name and then withdrew it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must deliver on our promises and open up our market in 2009; we haveprocrastinatedlong enough. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There were local authorities who for 20 years hadprocrastinatedon the reorganisation of schools into primary and secondary schools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Twice in war time they haveprocrastinatedto such an extent that they came in all but too late. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have put this off andprocrastinatedlong enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why we have equivocated andprocrastinatedall along the line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, rating revaluations should take place once every five years, and they should not be fudged orprocrastinatedfor short-term political purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe he hasprocrastinated, and that is a fault that he frequently indulges in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That leadership hasprocrastinated, twisted and turned during the past 12 months to avoid coming face to face with the issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We in this country haveprocrastinatedover the disposal of nuclear waste for a long time and the report appears to advocate further procrastination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The board hasprocrastinatedby not coming up with proposals to maintain the levels of its tolls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is deplorable how they have dithered andprocrastinatedover the years over a problem which has now reached a crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We haveprocrastinatedlong enough. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We haveprocrastinatedfor far too long. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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