有关time“时间”的词汇 |
| dawdle |
vi. 浪费时间；闲荡 记忆法 到兜－到处兜风玩耍不学习，即dawdle闲逛，虚度 |
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waste time; loiter; idle |
My sister dawdles over the dishes.
Mother gets them done without wasting time.
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| procrastinate |
vi. 耽搁；拖延 记忆法 pro+crastin明天+ate→有许多明天明日复明日→拖延 |
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put off things that should be done until later;
defer; postpone |
| Most of the picnickers took over
when rain seemed imminent. The few that procrastinated got drenched. |
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| protract |
vt. 延长 记忆法 pro(往前)+tract(拉):延长 |
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draw out; lenghen in time; prolong; continue;
extend
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| We had planned to stay only for
lunch but, at our host's insistence, we protracted our visit until after dinner. |
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| chronic |
adj. 1.慢性的 2.习惯性的 记忆法 苦了你（谐音）：得慢性病可把你害苦了 |
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1. marked by long duration and frequent recurrence
2. having a characteristic, habit, disease, etc.
for a long time; confirmed; habitual |
| Carl's sore arm is not a new development
but the return of a chronic ailment. |
| Rhoda is a chronic complainer.
She is always dissatisfied. |
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| concurrent |
adj. 同时的 记忆法 con＋current（发生的）→共同发生的
* 参考：occurrence（发生的事件） |
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occurring at the same time; simultaneous |
| When the strike is settled, there
will probably be an increasw in wages and a concurrent
increase in prices. |
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| imminent |
adj. 迫近的 记忆法 im(in)+minent(minute):在一分钟之内的-即将发生的
im(里面)+min(突起)+ent(的):即将发生的逼近的 |
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about to happen; threatening to occur soon;
near at hand |
| By the sudden darkening of the
skies and the thunder in the distance, we could
tell that rain was imminent. |
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| incipient |
adj. 开始的；早期的 记忆法 in(里)+cip(拿)+ient:刚往里拿-初期的 |
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begining to show itself; commencing; in an
early stage; initial |
| Certain serious diseases can be
successfully treated if detected in an incipient stage. |
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| intermittent |
adj. 间歇的 记忆法 inter(中间)+mit(送)+ent(形缀):在送的过程中间歇的
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coming and going at intervals; stopping and
beginning again; recurrent; periodic |
| There were intervals when the sun
broke though the clouds, because the showers
were intermittent. |
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| perennial |
adj. 1. 永久的 2.多年生的 记忆法 per(全部)+enn(=ann一年年)+ial:四季不断的 |
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1. lasting indefinitely; incessant; enduring;
permanent; constant; perpetual; everlasting 2.(of
plants) continuing to live from year to year |
| Don't think that war has plagued
only our times. It has been a perennial curse
of man. |
| Some grasses last only a year.
Others are pernnial. |
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| sporadic |
adj. 零星的 记忆法 spora史破热＋dic的
破了历史最热记录的，说明是不定时发生的 |
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occurring occasionally or in scattered instances;
isolated; infrequent |
| Though polio has practically been
wiped out, there have been sporadic cases of
the disease. |
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