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有关Time“时间”的词群
dawdle
vi. 浪费时间；闲荡
My sister dawdles over the dishes. Mother gets them done without wasting time.
我妹妹洗起盘子来慢吞吞的，母亲则一点时间也不浪费就可以做好。
procrastinate
vi. 耽搁；拖延 反：incessant不断的, 无尽的, continuous连续的, 继续的, 连绵不断的
Most of the picnickers took cover when rain seemed imminent. The few that procrastinated got drenched.
大部分野餐者在雨快下前就躲了起来，少数耽搁者则淋成落汤鸡。
protract
vi. 延长 反：curtail缩减, 削减, 截短
We had planned to stay only for lunch but, at our host's insistence, we protracted our visit until after dinner.
我们原本计划只留下来吃午饭，但在主人坚持下，又把我们的造访延长至晚餐后。
chronic
adj. 1.慢性的 2.习惯性的
Carl's sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment.
卡尔手臂的疼痛并非新伤，只是慢性病的复发。
concurrent
adj. 同时的
When the strike is settled, there will probably be an increase in wages and a concurrent increase in prices.
罢工事件解决后，经常会加薪，同时物价也上涨。
imminent
adj. 迫近的
By the sudden darkening of the skies and the thunder in the distance, we could tell that rain was imminent.
天色突然暗了再加上远处的雷声，我们知道快下雨了。
incipient
adj. 开始的；早期的
Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated if detected in an incipient stage.
某些危险的疾病如果早期发现，就可以成功地治疗。
intermittent
adj. 间歇的 反：continued继续的, 延续的， continuous连续的, 继续的
There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds, because the showers were intermittent.
因为阵雨是间歇下的，所以有时阳光可破云而出。
perennial
adj. 1. 永久的 2. 多年生的 反：annual每年的, 年度的, 一年生的
Don't think that war has plagued only our times. It has been a perennial curse of man.
别认为战争只折磨我们这一时代，它已成为人类永久的祸源。
sporadic
adj. 零星的 反：continual不断的, 频繁的, 连续的
Though polio has practically been wiped out, there have been sporadic cases of the disease.
虽然小儿麻痹症实际上已彻底消除，但仍有零星的病例。
