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Postpone People Till Decided Big Time Things 英

英语单词 postpone
英美音标 英 [pə'spəʊn] 美 [poʊ'spoʊn]
中文释义 vt.延期;推迟
英语例句 (1) The weather being bad, we had to postpone our trip.
(2) She did not postpone her departure.
(3) Can we postpone the meeting till tomorrow?
(4) The commander decided to postpone the big push until the spring.
(5) We agree to postpone the shipping date, considering (that) there is no steamer recently.
(6) Our financial situation is still precarious if we postpone the release of the new product.
中文例句 (1) 因为天气不好,我们不得不延期出行。
(2) 她不再延迟她的行期。
(3) 我们可以把会议延到明天吗?
(4) 指挥官决定把大规模的进攻推迟到春天进行。
(5) 由于(考虑到)最近无船,我们同意推迟装期。
(6) 如果我们推迟发布新产品的话,我们的财政状况仍然岌岌可危。
vocabulary简明 To postpone something is to put it off till later. You can postpone an appointment today and reschedule it for tomorrow.
vocabulary扩展 Anything you're putting for is being postponed: people postpone things they don't have time to do or just don't want to do. Since doctor and dental appointments are no fun, people postpone them a lot. You can postpone small things, like going to the store or watching a video. The government can postpone big things, like the passing of bills or the invasion of another country. People who procrastinate are constantly postponing. When you see the word postpone, think "Later!"
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]推迟;使延期;延缓 If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned. →see usage note at:
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  • He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...

    他决定把探险推迟到第二天。

  • The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.

    参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。

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