postpone

[pəust'pəun]

vt.延期, 推迟

例句与用法：

The commander decided to postpone the big push until the spring.

指挥官决定把大规模的进攻推迟到春天进行。

We agree to postpone the shipping date, considering (that) there is no steamer recently.

由于(考虑到)最近无船，我们同意推迟装期。

Our financial situation is still precarious if we postpone the release of the new product.

如果我们推迟发布新产品的话，我们的财政状况仍然岌岌可危。

Better to postpone the shipment than to cancel the contract.

与其撤约还不如延期装运。

The party was postponed until 8 o'clock.

晚会推迟到8点举行。

Our visit to the museum is postponed.

参观博物馆被推迟了。

词形变化：

形容词: postponable | 名词: postponement | 动词过去式: postponed | 动词过去分词: postponed | 动词现在分词: postponing | 动词第三人称单数: postpones |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 使延期, 延迟, 延缓[(+to/until)][+v-ing]

They postponed sending an answer to a request.

他们耽搁了对一项请求的答复。

The concert has been postponed to Saturday.

音乐会延迟到星期六。

The sports meet was postponed because of rain.

运动会因雨延期。

2. 把……放在次要地位

postpone private gain to the public welfare

把个人利益置于公众福利之后

3. 【语】把……放在后面(或句尾)

vi.

1. 延迟, 延缓

2. (疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)