postpone
英[pəʊs(t)'pəʊn;pə'spəʊn]
美[po'spon]
- vt. 使…延期；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面
- vi. 延缓，延迟；延缓发作
词态变化
第三人称单数: postpones;过去式: postponed;过去分词: postponed;现在分词: postponing;名词: postponement;
助记提示
1. post- "after" + pon- + -e.
2. 含义：put after.
中文词源
postpone 推迟，延期
post-,在后，-pon,放置，词源同position.引申词义推迟，延期。
英文词源
- postpone
- postpone: see post
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.
- 我不得不暂缓就业打算，呆在家里。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.
- 部长们再次使用拖延战术来推后报告的时间。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline.
- 想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
- 他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. It won't hurt to postpone the matter for a few days.
- 此事耽搁几天无所影响.
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