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

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。

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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。

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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。

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4. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。

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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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