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dawdle
vi. 浪費時間；閑蕩
My sister dawdles over the dishes. Mother gets them done without wasting time.
我妹妹洗起盤子來慢吞吞的，母親則一點時間也不浪費就可以做好。
procrastinate
vi. 耽擱；拖延 反：incessant不斷的, 無盡的, continuous連續的, 繼續的, 連綿不斷的
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來，少數耽擱者則淋成落湯雞。
protract
vi. 延長 反：curtail縮減, 削減, 截短
We had planned to stay only for lunch but, at our host's insistence, we protracted our visit until after dinner.
我們原本計劃只留下來吃午飯，但在主人堅持下，又把我們的造訪延長至晚餐后。
chronic
adj. 1.慢性的 2.習慣性的
Carl's sore arm is not a new development but the return of a chronic ailment.
卡爾手臂的疼痛并非新傷，只是慢性病的復發。
concurrent
adj. 同時的
When the strike is settled, there will probably be an increase in wages and a concurrent increase in prices.
罷工事件解決后，經常會加薪，同時物價也上漲。
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遠處的雷聲，我們知道快下雨了。
incipient
adj. 開始的；早期的
Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated if detected in an incipient stage.
某些危險的疾病如果早期發現，就可以成功地治療。
intermittent
adj. 間歇的 反：continued繼續的, 延續的， continuous連續的, 繼續的
There were intervals when the sun broke through the clouds, because the showers were intermittent.
因為陣雨是間歇下的，所以有時陽光可破云而出。
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.
別認為戰爭只折磨我們這一時代，它已成為人類永久的禍源。
sporadic
adj. 零星的 反：continual不斷的, 頻繁的, 連續的
Though polio has practically been wiped out, there have been sporadic cases of the disease.
雖然小兒麻痹癥實際上已徹底消除，但仍有零星的病例。
