【突破英文词汇】有关time"时间"的词汇

dawdle 1 /'dɔ:dl/
My sister dawdles 2 over the dishes. Mother gets them done without wasting time.
 
-- waste time; loiter; idle 
 
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vi. 浪费时间；闲荡
我妹妹洗起盘子来慢吞吞的，妈妈则一点时间也不浪费就能做好。
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procrastinate 3 /prəʊ'kræstɪneɪt/
Most of the picnickers took cover when rain seemed imminent 4.
The few that procrastinated 5 got drenched（淋湿）.
 
-- put off things that should be done until later; defer 6; postpone 
 
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vi. 耽搁；拖延
大部分野餐者在快要下雨之前就躲了起来，
少数耽搁者则被淋成了落汤鸡。
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protract 7 /prə'trækt/
We had planned to stay only for lunch but, at our host's insistence 8,
we protracted 9 our visit until after dinner.
 
-- draw out; lengthen 10 in time; prolong; continue; extend
 
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vt. 延长
我们原本计划只留下来吃午饭，但在主人的坚持下，
我们的造访又延长至晚餐后。
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chronic 11 /'krɒnɪk/
1. Carl's sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment 12.
2. Rhoda is a chronic complainer. She is always dissatisfied.
 
-- 1. marked by long durationand frequent recurrence 13
2. having a characteristic, habit, disease, etc. for a long time; conformed; habitual 14
 
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adj. 1. 慢性的 2. 习惯性的
1. 卡尔的手臂疼痛并非新伤，只是慢性病的复发。
2. 罗达的抱怨是习惯性的，她老是不满。
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concurrent 15 /kənˈkʌrənt/
When the strike is settled, there will probably be an increase in wages 
and a concurrent increase in prices.
 
-- occuring at the time; simultaneous
 
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adj. 同时的
罢工事件解决后。可能会加薪，同时物价也会上涨。
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imminent /'ɪmɪnənt/
By the sudden darkening of the skies and the thunder in the distance,
we could tell that rain is imminent.
 
-- about to happen; threatening to occur soon; near at hand 
 
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adj. 迫近的
天色突然暗了，再加上远处响起的雷声，我们知道快下雨了。
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incipient 16 /ɪnˈsɪpiənt/
Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated if detected in an incipient stage.
 
-- beginning to show itself; commencing; in an early stage; initial 
 
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adj. 开始的；早期的
某些危险的疾病如果在早期被发现，就可以成功地治疗。
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intermittent 17 /ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt/
There were intervals 18 when the sun broke through the clouds,
because the showers were intermittent.
 
-- coming and going at intervals; stopping and beginning again; recurrent; periodic 
 
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adj. 间歇的
因为阵雨是间歇下的，所以有时阳光破云而出。
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perennial 19 /pəˈreniəl/
1. Don't think that war has plagued only our times. It has been a perennial curse of man.
2. Some grasses last only a year. Others are perennial.
 
-- 1. lasting 20 indefinitely; incessant 21; enduring; permanent; constant; perpetual; everlasting 
2. (of plants) continuing to live from year to year
 
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adj. 1. 永久的 2. 多年生的
1. 别认为战争只折磨我们这一个时代，它已成为人类永久的祸源。
2. 有些草只生长一年，有些则是多年生的。
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sporadic 22 /spəˈrædɪk/
Though polio(小儿麻痹症) has pratically been wiped out, 
there have been sporadic cases of the disease.
 
-- occurring occasionally or in a scattered 23 instances; isolated 24; infrequent
 
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adj. 零星的
虽然小儿麻痹症实际上已彻底消除，但仍有零星的病例发生。
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