PROCRASTINATEの意味、先延ばしにする

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2011.12.07 (Review of 2009.05.15 edition)

Here's a topic we meant to take up a long time ago, but ...

Today's Lesson
PROCRASTINATE   先延ばしにする

Explanation

  • To procrastinate is to delay doing something, especially because you don't want to do it.
  • procrastinate とは、特に自分がやりたくないので、何かをすることを遅らせる、つまり、先延ばしにする、という意味です。

PROCRASTINATE

examples

  1. I tend to procrastinate when it comes to doing my income taxes. Most years, I don't even start until the day before the filing deadline.
  2. She procrastinated for weeks before finally applying for the job, and by that time they had already hired someone.
  3. I really want to start going to the gym again, but I just keep procrastinating.
  4. I've promised myself to stop procrastinating ... tomorrow.

英会話レッスンEnjoy the day!