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Postpone 英[Pəˈspəʊn 美[Poʊˈspoʊn Vt.使延期,延缓;把…放在次要地位;把…放在后面;Vi.延缓;延缓发作 Verb 推迟;使延期;延缓 Event Delay

单词 postpone
音标
英[pəˈspəʊn] 美[poʊˈspoʊn]
解释
vt.使延期,延缓;把…放在次要地位;把…放在后面;vi.延缓;延缓发作;
例句

VERB
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.
例:He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
例:The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。
变形
noun:postponement~third:postpones~done:postponed~ing:postponing~past:postponed~

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