英汉词典

postpone 基本解释

• 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

postpone 词态变化

postpone 中文词源

post-,在后，-pon,放置，词源同position.引申词义推迟，延期。

postpone 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.

postpone 英文释义

1. hold back to a later time;

"let's postpone the exam"

postpone 同义词解析

delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off

这些动词或短语动词均有"推延，延期"之意。

delay： 普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。

postpone： 正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。

defer： 正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。

suspend： 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。

prolong： 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。

put off： 口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。

postpone 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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postpone 实用场景例句

The game has already been postponed three times.

这场比赛已经三度延期了。

牛津词典

We'll have to postpone the meeting until next week.

我们将不得不把会议推迟到下周举行。

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It was an unpopular decision to postpone building the new hospital.

延迟兴建新医院的决定是不得人心的。

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[不可数名词, 可数名词]Riots led to the postponement of local elections.

骚乱致使地方选举延期了。

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He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...

他决定把探险推迟到第二天。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.

参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Would you like to postpone or cancel your call?

您随后打电话,还是不打了?

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Let's postpone the exam.

我们推迟一下考试 吧.

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It can be absorbed andin its effect of postpone the ageing of skin.

本品具有高湿润性易被皮肤吸收,能抑制批肤色素沉着,延缓皮肤皱纹的发生.

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Jennifer decided to postpone her graduation and to get some work experience first.

詹尼弗决定延期毕业,以便先积累些工作经验.

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Could you postpone the delivery to the user?

您能推迟一下向用户交货的时间 吗 ?

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I think we've all realized that it's okay to postpone happiness for a while.

我想我们都已经认识到等几年再过好日子没关系.

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This opposition in the cabinet caused Lincoln to postpone action on the Fox plan.

由于内阁成员的反对导致林肯推迟了实施福克斯计划.

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How about if we postpone the conference to next week?

如果我们把会议推迟到下周举行,怎么样 呢 ?

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It will not do to postpone the shipment. our customer need the goods urgently.

延期装船可不行, 我们的客户急需此货.

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She did not postpone her departure.

她不再延迟她的行期.

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They had to postpone their trip because of rain.

因为下雨,他们不得不将旅行延期.

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She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.

她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁.

辞典例句

Let's postpone the meeting.

我们把这次会议延期 吧.

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Shall we postpone it until later in the week?

那延后到本周晚些时候?

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Why don't we postpone the appointment until next month?

我们为什么不把约会放在下个人月 呢 ?

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PEO reserves the right to postpone or cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances.

普岩会议保留解释与因不可预见情况而修改或取消本培训的权利.

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I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.

在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定.

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I was forced to postpone my visit.

我不得不推迟访问.

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Although a winner can freely enjoy himself, he can also postpone enjoyment.

对于成功者而言,即使他能随时放松自己, 他还可以延缓这种享受.

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They asked if they could postpone payment until the cash situation is better.

他们请求可否等到现金情况好转时才付款.

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Can we postpone our meeting to sometime early next week?

我们能否将约会推迟到下星期的头几天?

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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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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。

柯林斯例句

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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