postpone
美 [po?s?po?n] 
英 [p??s?p??n]
詞形變化
第三人稱單數：postpones 現在分詞：postponing 過去式：postponed 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 延遲；延期；展緩to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date |
| The game has already been postponed three times. 這場比賽已經三度延期了。 |
| We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week. 我們將不得不把會議推遲到下周舉行。 |
| It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital. 延遲興建新醫院的決定是不得人心的。 |
英漢解釋
v. | 1. 使延期,延緩;擱置 (until, till, to, for) 2. 把...視為次要,把...放在次要地位 (to) |
英英解釋
例句
Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to be in and out of the office most of the day today.
我們可以把會議推遲到明天嗎？今天我會經常不在辦公室。
He had schooled himself to be able to postpone the ritual for as long as a whole day, while hiding all outward signs of his inner torment.
他已鍛煉自己能夠推遲儀式一整天的時間，掩藏所有內在煎熬的外在跡象。
She said that when she was "truly incapacitated, " her doctor still wanted her to postpone surgery.
她說自己已經“真正喪失了行動力”，但就算這樣，她的醫生依然希望她能延遲手術。
It must be understood that our agreement to postpone the payment does not amount to an acceptance of your opinion of the goods supplied.
必須了解，我方同意延期付款并不等于接受貴方關于所供貨物的意見。
It was sensible of her to postpone the trip.
她推遲旅行是明智的。
So far she had managed to postpone the sauna, the transition to married life in his household.
目前她努力爭取推遲gauna，在他家里舉行的正式過渡到婚姻生活的儀式。
Yet 52 weeks from now, all those who postpone gratification could have had $100 in cash rather than $110 in a week's time.
但從現在起的52周后，所有那些推遲拿錢的人，本來都可以立即拿到100美元現金，而不是再等1周獲得110美元。
It was a great disappointment to me that I had intended to pay a visit to America in February but then I had to postpone it.
我原計劃今年二月訪問美國，后來不得不推遲，這使我感到很掃興。
Wait up To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.
熬夜等候為等待某事或某人而推遲睡覺。
So I think it is worth it to postpone it for now for a few years of my career to give a few years of my life to the children's life.
因此，我覺得把自己的事業往后推遲幾年，把我生命中的幾個年頭給予我的孩子是值得的。
The chief executive may make a decision to approve, not approve, revise, postpone, or reconsider the matter being considered.
行政首長可以對審議的事項作出同意、不同意、修改、暫緩或者再次審議的決定。
A court spokesman told journalists the court decided to postpone the hearings because some witnesses were unable to attend.
法庭一名發言人對記者說，法庭決定推遲開庭，原因是一些證人不能到庭。
You may be able to postpone a necessary confrontation for a day or two, but it's not advisable.
你可能將一個必須的對抗推遲一至兩天，但這并不可取。
'Of course, the face-saving way is to say 'postpone, ' he said, but Internet users 'are declaring their victory.
他說，當然，避免丟臉的做法就是宣布“推遲”實施，不過互聯網用戶卻在宣布自己獲得了勝利。
He vowed not to postpone unpleasant decisions. When government programmes failed, he said, he would end them.
他發誓不會拖延令人不快的決定，如果政府方案失敗，他將及時停止。
Lehmann is 37 but is showing no signs of slowing down and Wenger is ready to ask him to postpone his retirement.
萊曼已經37歲了，但是絲毫沒有狀態下降的跡象。溫格準備勸說他推遲退役計劃。
They were to have been married last month but had to postpone the wedding until next month .
他們本來打算在上個月結婚的，但后來不得不推遲到下個月。
To save the pension system, the French parliament is about to pass a law that forces workers to postpone retirement by two years.
為挽救退休金制度，法國議會打算通過一項法律要求工人的退休年齡推遲2年。
An adviser to Agincourt said the recent volatility in the high-yield market played no role in the firm's decision to postpone the offering.
該公司一位顧問說，近期高收益市場的波動性與它決定推遲發行無關。
The key new demand is to postpone presidential elections for two months to allow a real opposition candidate to run against Vladimir Putin.
主要的新要求還包括，將總統選舉推遲兩個月舉行，以便讓真正的反對派候選人與普京展開競爭。
Unfortunately, he and his family were poor, and he knew that he would have to postpone his dream of becoming an entertainer.
不幸的是，他和他的家庭都不富裕，他知道他要推遲實現成為藝人的夢想。
If it took, say, a month to fix any problems identified as a section cooled, each cycle would postpone the start date by three months.
如果修復一個已查明的冷卻部分的問題需要一個月，那么每個修復周期將推遲整個工期三個月。
Eg. They would be very reluctant to postpone or cancel the meeting.
他們不太愿意推遲這個會議或者取消這個會議。
They would be very reluctant to postpone or cancel the meeting.
他們不愿意推遲或取消會議。搭配：
He says his ministry will postpone scheduled quarantine inspections of American beef until the United States responds to the request.
他說，韓國農業部經推遲已定的對美國牛肉實行檢疫的日程，直到美國方面對韓國的要求做出回應。
Some methods to postpone or avoid the boundary layer separation happening on the surface of the probe are suggested.
此外，文中還推薦了幾種延遲或避免探頭表面發生邊界層分離的方法。
The last thing that the Brotherhood wants is to postpone elections which will see it returned as the major political force.
兄弟會的最后一個要求是推遲選舉，好為兄弟會的政治力量成長積累時間。
We have had to postpone the meeting, due to the Chairwoman's illness.
由于女主席生病了，我們不得不推遲開會。
If the world economy takes a turn for the worse, some airlines will no doubt seek to cancel or postpone orders.
若世界經濟局勢有所惡化，一些航空公司無疑會取消或暫緩購機計劃。
The week-long affair was slated to open March 21, but has started to postpone some events like the opening ceremony and after party.
長達一周的時裝盛事原本定于3月21日開幕，但開幕式和閉幕式等部分活動已開始被推遲。
It is possible to postpone the construction of the rodding shop to Phase 2 by rodding the anodes manually using forklift trucks and jigs.
采用叉車和盤車手工制做陽極棒使第二階段的極棒生產廠存在著延期建設的可能性。
When times are hard, an American family that already has two or three cars will simply postpone buying a new one.
身處艱難時刻，一個美國家庭已經擁有2到3輛汽車，將很簡單地推遲購買一輛新車。
It's considerate of you to postpone the meeting to next Friday.
你們能把會議推遲到下周五舉辦，真夠體諒人的。
Be sure to tell them if you're not--they'll postpone the war for you!
如果你沒有準備好就如實告訴他們--他們會因為你耽擱了這場戰爭！
In light of our money situation, we decided to postpone on project.
有鑒于我們財務的狀況，我們決定要暫緩我們的計劃。
Yesterday, local media quoted unnamed sources suggesting the BoJ might be willing to postpone raising rates.
昨日，日本媒體援引消息人士的話稱，日本央行可能愿意推遲加息。
Grissom says couples who postpone splits may be able to work through problems and reconcile.
格里瑟姆說，那些延期離婚的夫婦也許可以克服各種問題，最終重歸于好。
It was a keen disappointment that I had to postpone the visit I had intended to pay to China in January.
我原打算在今年一月訪問中國，后來我又不得不予以推遲，這使我深感失望。
If you think about it, the tasks which you tend to postpone will generally fall into two categories.
如果你仔細思考一下，就能把待完成的任務分成兩類。
If oil-exporting countries continue to park their surpluses with the US it could postpone even further the long-predicted dollar crisis.
如果石油出口國繼續將它們的盈余投資于美國資產，可能進一步延緩人們長期預測的美元危機。
