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Postpone Pəust'pəun V.使延期,推迟 英 V 使延期,推迟 Move Time

单词 postpone
音标 [pəust'pəun]
解释 v.使延期,推迟
红宝书 【英】 v. 使延期,推迟 ( move to some later time)
【记】 post(在后面)+pone (放)→放在后面→ 推迟
字源 postpone (v.)
c.1500, from Latin postponere "put after; esteem less; neglect; postpone," from post "after" (see post-) + ponere "put, place" (see position (n.)). Related: Postponed; postponing.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】post 向后 + pony 小马,向后推马,不是马上(双关)走;post邮政 + pony小马,用马来邮政是延迟

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