procrastinate /prau'kraestineit; pro'kr8ts,net/ vi [VP2A] (formal) delay action; keep on putting off: (正式用語(yǔ))就擱; 拖延溥滯： He ~d until it was too late. 他拖延得太遲了。 procrastination /prwikraesti'neijn; pro7kraestanejan/ n [U]: Procrastination is the thief of time, (prov) procrastinating wastes time. (N) 拖延乃時(shí)簡(jiǎn)之賊。