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pro·cras·ti·nate /proʊˈkræstəˌneɪt, prə-/

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–verb (used without object) 延遲; 耽擱
1. to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
–verb (used with object) 延遲; 耽擱
2. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

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spread yourself too thin

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to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively
同時做好幾件事，卻沒有效率
1.It can be difficult to refuse the requests of others, but you need to be careful about spreading yourself too thin.
2.I realized I'd been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the company.

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daunt  /dɔnt, dɑnt/

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–verb (used with object) 嚇倒,使氣餒
1. to overcome with fear; intimidate: to daunt one's adversaries.
2. to lessen the courage of; dishearten: Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done.
Mack was not daunted by his failure. 馬克並不因失敗而氣餒。

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pri·or·i·tize  /praɪˈɔrɪˌtaɪz, -ˈɒr-/

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–verb (used with object) 按優先順序處理
1. to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
2. to give a high priority to.
–verb (used without object) 把事情優先順序排好
3. to organize or deal with something according to its priority.
Everyone should take time to be alone, to prioritize and meditate. 每個人都應該找時間獨處, 理出優先順序和靜思。

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med·i·tate  /ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt/

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–verb (used without object) 沈思
1. to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
2. to engage in transcendental meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection.
–verb (used with object) 計劃; 打算
3. to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose: to meditate revenge.

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del·e·gate 
/n. ˈdɛlɪgɪt, -ˌgeɪt/
/v. ˈdɛlɪˌgeɪt/

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–noun 代表; 會議代表
1. a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
Babbitt was an official delegate. 巴比特是一名正式代表。
–verb (used with object) 委派...為代表
4. to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.

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re·gret  /rɪˈgrɛt/

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–verb (used with object) 懊悔;痛惜;遺憾
1. to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
I believe you will regret leaving Paris. 我相信你會為離開巴黎而後悔的。
2. to think of with a sense of loss: to regret one's vanished youth.
I regret to say that I am unable to help you. 很抱歉, 我愛莫能助。
–noun 悔恨;哀悼
3. a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
Shelley had no regrets for his actions. 雪萊對他的行為一點都不感到後悔。
4. a feeling of sorrow or remorse for a fault, act, loss, disappointment, etc.
He expressed regret over the death of your father. 他對你父親的逝世表示哀悼。
5. regrets, a polite, usually formal refusal of an invitation: I sent her my regrets.
Please accept my regrets at having to refuse. 懇辭, 謹致歉意。

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frus·trate /ˈfrʌstreɪt/

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–verb (used with object) 挫敗; 阻撓; 使感到灰心
1. to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
He was frustrated by repeated failures. 他因一再失敗而灰心喪氣。
2. to disappoint or thwart (a person): a talented woman whom life had frustrated.

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ob·sta·cle  /ˈɒbstəkəl/

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–noun 障礙(物); 妨礙
something that obstructs or hinders progress.
His reluctance to compromise is an obstacle to his political success. 他不肯妥協是他政治上成功的一個障礙。

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in·de·ci·sion /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/

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–noun 優柔寡斷, 遲疑不覺
inability to decide.

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mere·ly /ˈmɪərli/

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–adverb 只是, 僅僅, 不過
1. only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
That was merely a guess of mine. 那只是我的一種猜測。
2. Obsolete .
a. without admixture; purely.
b. altogether; entirely.

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squeeze /skwiz/

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–verb (used with object) 榨出, 擠出, 壓縮
1. to press forcibly together; compress.
2. to apply pressure to in order to extract juice, sap, or the like: to squeeze an orange.
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She squeezed some juice from a lemon. 她從一隻檸檬中擠出了一些汁。
–verb (used without object) 榨, 擠, 壓, 擰
14. to exert a compressing force.
He squeezed on the tube until some toothpaste came out. 他擠牙膏管直到擠出一些牙膏。
–noun 壓榨,緊握,拮据
17. the act or fact of squeezing or the fact of being squeezed.
18. a clasping of one's hand around another's hand, arm, etc., as a token of affection, friendship, sympathy, or the like.
My brother is in a tight squeeze. 我兄弟處境困難。