英语笔记:“拖延”用英文可以怎么说


 笔记要点目录 
①拖延
②匿名戒酒互助小组
③智胜
④减轻,缓解,缓和
⑤裸奔
这篇笔记对应“躺平放纵vs积极自律,我与我的和解”这篇推送,一个很有意思的英文讨论帖。
 procrastinate /prəˈkræstəneɪt/ 不及物动词,表示to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it,因为不想做所以推迟做某事,拖延,是比较正式的说法,名词形式是procrastination。口语可以用put off doing sth.
I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.
He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days.
 AA meeting 指Alcoholics Anonymous support group meeting,匿名戒酒互助小组会议,有酗酒问题的想要戒酒的人可以加入。
 outwit /aʊtˈwɪt/ 及物动词,表示to gain an advantage over someone using tricks or clever plans,通过机灵才智、巧妙计谋等打败某人,智胜,利用大脑取胜。同义词是outsmart。
In the story, the cunning fox outwits the hunters.
To win at chess, you must outwit your opponent.
 mitigate /ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ 及物动词,表示to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad,让某事变得不那么糟糕,不那么有害,减轻,缓解,缓和,是一个formal正式的用法,近义词是alleviate。
The government will continue to take action to mitigate poverty.
Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.
 go streaking 表示an act or instance of running naked through a public place,在公共场所裸奔。
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