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单词解析速记 JV554:Procrastinate and Unwitting

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PROCRASTINATE(verb): to delay doing something that should be done, To put off doing something,

especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. To postpone or delay needlessly.

Examples:

- Marc warned his students not to procrastinate on the assignment because it could not be done in one day.

- Lisa procrastinated all afternoon until it was too late to start painting the walls that day.

- Lisa didn’t finish the project because of procrastination; she simply waited too long to get started.

Synonyms: delay, postpone, stall, dawdle, put off, prolong

Antonyms: hurry, rush, speed


UNWITTING(adjective): 1. not aware; 2. not intentional, Not knowing;

unaware: an unwitting subject in an experiment. Not intended;

unintentional: an unwitting admission of guilt.

Examples:

- There’s no need to apologize; I realize it was an unwitting mistake and I don’t blame you at all.

- Lisa unwittingly helped her boss shred some files, which she had no idea contained sensitive

information pertinent to the case against their firm.

- The two women claimed they were the unwitting victims of a drugs dealer who planted a large

quantity of heroin in their luggage.

Synonyms: unaware, inadvertent, unknowing, unintentional, unplanned

Antonyms: knowing, aware

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sensitive ['sensitiv]

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adj. 敏感的,灵敏的,易受伤害的,感光的,善解人意的

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unplanned ['ʌn'plænd]

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adj. 意外的;在计划外的;未经筹划的

 
blame [bleim]

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n. 过失,责备
vt. 把 ... 归咎于,

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stall [stɔ:l]

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n. 货摊,摊位,厩,畜栏,(飞行器)失速
v

 
guilt [gilt]

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n. 罪行,内疚

 
needlessly

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adv. 不必要地;无用地

 
pertinent ['pə:tinənt]

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adj. 相关的,中肯的,切题的

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contained [kən'teind]

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adj. 泰然自若的,从容的;被控制的 v. 包含;遏制

 
procrastinate [prəu'kræstineit]

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v. 延迟,迁延,耽搁

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habitual [hə'bitjuəl]

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adj. 惯常的,习惯的

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