都是拖延Procrastinate，Postpone，Defer，Delay的区别是什么？

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"Procrastinate" specifically means to delay something that should be getting done sooner. For example, "The homework is due in three days, but I keep procrastinating. I keep putting it off."
例句：
Also, I did procrastinate on certain tasks.
我也曾在某些任务中耽搁了。
"Postpone" means something was supposed to happen at a certain time but it will instead happen later. For example, "We need to postpone the baseball game because of the rain."
例句：
Lacking money, they had to postpone their plan.
没有钱，他们只得推迟计划。
"Defer" is similar to "postpone." It means to wait to do something until later. For example, "I am going to defer my decision until tomorrow." It can also mean to let somebody else control a situation. For example, "I am going to defer to you about what we should eat for dinner."
例句：
However, if you can defer them, it means you have lots of flexibility.
然而，如果你可以延迟，那么就意味着你拥有更大的灵活性。


"Delay"，act later than planned, scheduled, or required
例句：
All these measures must be carried through without delay.
所有这些措施必须及时完成，不得延误。

                               
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