postpone
verb /pəˈspəʊn/
/pəʊˈspəʊn/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they postpone | /pəˈspəʊn/ /pəʊˈspəʊn/ |
| he / she / it postpones | /pəˈspəʊnz/ /pəʊˈspəʊnz/ |
| past simple postponed | /pəˈspəʊnd/ /pəʊˈspəʊnd/ |
| past participle postponed | /pəˈspəʊnd/ /pəʊˈspəʊnd/ |
| -ing form postponing | /pəˈspəʊnɪŋ/ /pəʊˈspəʊnɪŋ/ |
- to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date than originally planned
延迟；延期；展缓 - postpone something The game has already been postponed three times.
这场比赛已经三度延期了。 - postpone something until something We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.
我们将不得不把会议推迟到下周举行。 - postpone something to something They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.
他们已同意推迟还贷时间，具体日期未定。 - postpone doing something It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.
延迟兴建新医院的决定是不得人心的。
Topics Working lifec1- Ruth wrote at once, asking Maria to postpone her visit.
鲁思立刻写信，要求玛丽亚推迟来访。 - The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest.
由于反应冷淡，这一活动被无限期地搁置了。 - The game has been postponed from Wednesday night to Friday night.
比赛由周三晚推迟到周五晚。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- indefinitely
- merely
- only
- …
- agree to
- decide to
- be forced to
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
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- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
词源late 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’. - postpone something The game has already been postponed three times.