postpone

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vt. 延迟, 使延期, 缓办, 搁延 vi. 延缓, 延缓发作

发音

UK /pəʊstˈpəʊn/
CA /poʊstˈpoʊn/
US /poʊstˈpoʊn/
AU /pəʉstˈpəʉn/
AU /pɐʉstˈpɐʉn/
NZ /pɐʉstˈpɐʉn/
IN /ˈposʈ.pon/

词形变化

postponed postpones 三单 postpones postponing postponing 现在分词 postponed 过去式 postponed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使…延期；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面

动词

延缓，延迟；延缓发作

The match had to be postponed until next week.

比赛不得不推迟到下周举行。

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

    延缓

  2. 2.

    To place after in order; to deem less important.

    废旧

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

table defer remit shelve set back hold over prorogue put off put over

上位词 1

delay

下位词 10

call hold scratch cancel scrub suspend reprieve respite probate call off

词源

From Latin postpōnō (“to put after; to postpone”) from post (“after”) + pōnō (“to put; to place”), compare forestall.

来源：wiktionary