| 单词 | postpone |
| 释义 | postpone verbadverb | verb + postpone | preposition adverb➤indefinitely无限期推迟◆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。➤merely, only仅仅推迟◆the inevitable conflict was merely postponed till the next meeting.冲突无法避免，只不过被推迟到了下一次会议的时候罢了。verb + postpone➤agree to, decide to同意延期；决定推迟➤be forced to被迫延期▸➤ask sb to要求某人推迟◆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。preposition➤for推迟⋯的时间◆our visit had been postponed for several weeks.我们的访问推迟了几个星期。➤from, to从⋯推迟；推迟到⋯◆the game has been postponed from wednesday night to friday night.比赛由周三晚推迟到周五晚。➤till, until推迟至⋯◆the meeting has been postponed until next week.会议推迟至下周。postpone /pəspəʊn; name poʊspoʊn/ verb [transitive] to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date 延迟；延期◆we'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. 我们不得不将会议推迟到下周举行。◆they have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future date. 他们同意推迟还贷日期。◆we have decided to postpone building a new store. 我们已决定延迟兴建新商店。 opp advance ▸ postponement noun [uncountable, countable]☞ postponepostpone /pəspəʊn; name poʊspoʊn/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to arrange for an event or action to take place at a later time or date推迟；延期◆the game has already been postponed three times.这场比赛已经三度延期了。◆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。 ➡ see also cancel → abolish ▸ postponement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆riots led to the postponement of local elections.骚乱致使地方选举延期了。postpone/pəˈspəʊn ||; posˈpon/verb [t] to arrange that sth will happen at a later time than the time you had planned; to delay 使延期；延迟；延缓: ◇the match was postponed because of water on the pitch. 比赛因球场积水而延期。 ☞look at cancel. 参看cancel。 ➔postponement noun [c,u] postponesee ⇨ later 2 post·pone /pos`pon; pəʊsˈpəʊn/v [t]to change an event to a later time or date 把［活动］推迟，延期:◇the game was postponed because of rain. 比赛因天雨延期。 |
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