postpone
美 [poʊsˈpoʊn] 
英 [pəʊsˈpəʊn]
词形变化
第三人称单数：postpones 现在分词：postponing 过去式：postponed 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | 延迟；延期；展缓to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date |
| The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。 |
| 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。 |
| 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。 |
英汉解释
v. | 1. 使延期,延缓;搁置 (until, till, to, for) 2. 把...视为次要,把...放在次要地位 (to) |
英英解释
例句
Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to be in and out of the office most of the day today.
我们可以把会议推迟到明天吗？今天我会经常不在办公室。
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.
他已锻炼自己能够推迟仪式一整天的时间，掩藏所有内在煎熬的外在迹象。
She said that when she was "truly incapacitated, " her doctor still wanted her to postpone surgery.
她说自己已经“真正丧失了行动力”，但就算这样，她的医生依然希望她能延迟手术。
It must be understood that our agreement to postpone the payment does not amount to an acceptance of your opinion of the goods supplied.
必须了解，我方同意延期付款并不等于接受贵方关于所供货物的意见。
It was sensible of her to postpone the trip.
她推迟旅行是明智的。
So far she had managed to postpone the sauna, the transition to married life in his household.
目前她努力争取推迟gauna，在他家里举行的正式过渡到婚姻生活的仪式。
Yet 52 weeks from now, all those who postpone gratification could have had $100 in cash rather than $110 in a week's time.
但从现在起的52周后，所有那些推迟拿钱的人，本来都可以立即拿到100美元现金，而不是再等1周获得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.
我原计划今年二月访问美国，后来不得不推迟，这使我感到很扫兴。
Wait up To postpone going to bed in anticipation of something or someone.
熬夜等候为等待某事或某人而推迟睡觉。
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，我觉得把自己的事业往后推迟几年，把我生命中的几个年头给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.
行政首长可以对审议的事项作出同意、不同意、修改、暂缓或者再次审议的决定。
A court spokesman told journalists the court decided to postpone the hearings because some witnesses were unable to attend.
法庭一名发言人对记者说，法庭决定推迟开庭，原因是一些证人不能到庭。
You may be able to postpone a necessary confrontation for a day or two, but it's not advisable.
你可能将一个必须的对抗推迟一至两天，但这并不可取。
'Of course, the face-saving way is to say 'postpone, ' he said, but Internet users 'are declaring their victory.
他说，当然，避免丢脸的做法就是宣布“推迟”实施，不过互联网用户却在宣布自己获得了胜利。
He vowed not to postpone unpleasant decisions. When government programmes failed, he said, he would end them.
他发誓不会拖延令人不快的决定，如果政府方案失败，他将及时停止。
Lehmann is 37 but is showing no signs of slowing down and Wenger is ready to ask him to postpone his retirement.
莱曼已经37岁了，但是丝毫没有状态下降的迹象。温格准备劝说他推迟退役计划。
They were to have been married last month but had to postpone the wedding until next month .
他们本来打算在上个月结婚的，但后来不得不推迟到下个月。
To save the pension system, the French parliament is about to pass a law that forces workers to postpone retirement by two years.
为挽救退休金制度，法国议会打算通过一项法律要求工人的退休年龄推迟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.
该公司一位顾问说，近期高收益市场的波动性与它决定推迟发行无关。
The key new demand is to postpone presidential elections for two months to allow a real opposition candidate to run against Vladimir Putin.
主要的新要求还包括，将总统选举推迟两个月举行，以便让真正的反对派候选人与普京展开竞争。
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，他知道他要推迟实现成为艺人的梦想。
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.
如果修复一个已查明的冷却部分的问题需要一个月，那么每个修复周期将推迟整个工期三个月。
Eg. They would be very reluctant to postpone or cancel the meeting.
他们不太愿意推迟这个会议或者取消这个会议。
They would be very reluctant to postpone or cancel the meeting.
他们不愿意推迟或取消会议。搭配：
He says his ministry will postpone scheduled quarantine inspections of American beef until the United States responds to the request.
他说，韩国农业部经推迟已定的对美国牛肉实行检疫的日程，直到美国方面对韩国的要求做出回应。
Some methods to postpone or avoid the boundary layer separation happening on the surface of the probe are suggested.
此外，文中还推荐了几种延迟或避免探头表面发生边界层分离的方法。
The last thing that the Brotherhood wants is to postpone elections which will see it returned as the major political force.
兄弟会的最后一个要求是推迟选举，好为兄弟会的政治力量成长积累时间。
We have had to postpone the meeting, due to the Chairwoman's illness.
由于女主席生病了，我们不得不推迟开会。
If the world economy takes a turn for the worse, some airlines will no doubt seek to cancel or postpone orders.
若世界经济局势有所恶化，一些航空公司无疑会取消或暂缓购机计划。
The week-long affair was slated to open March 21, but has started to postpone some events like the opening ceremony and after party.
长达一周的时装盛事原本定于3月21日开幕，但开幕式和闭幕式等部分活动已开始被推迟。
It is possible to postpone the construction of the rodding shop to Phase 2 by rodding the anodes manually using forklift trucks and jigs.
采用叉车和盘车手工制做阳极棒使第二阶段的极棒生产厂存在着延期建设的可能性。
When times are hard, an American family that already has two or three cars will simply postpone buying a new one.
身处艰难时刻，一个美国家庭已经拥有2到3辆汽车，将很简单地推迟购买一辆新车。
It's considerate of you to postpone the meeting to next Friday.
你们能把会议推迟到下周五举办，真够体谅人的。
Be sure to tell them if you're not--they'll postpone the war for you!
如果你没有准备好就如实告诉他们--他们会因为你耽搁了这场战争！
In light of our money situation, we decided to postpone on project.
有鉴于我们财务的状况，我们决定要暂缓我们的计划。
Yesterday, local media quoted unnamed sources suggesting the BoJ might be willing to postpone raising rates.
昨日，日本媒体援引消息人士的话称，日本央行可能愿意推迟加息。
Grissom says couples who postpone splits may be able to work through problems and reconcile.
格里瑟姆说，那些延期离婚的夫妇也许可以克服各种问题，最终重归于好。
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访问中国，后来我又不得不予以推迟，这使我深感失望。
If you think about it, the tasks which you tend to postpone will generally fall into two categories.
如果你仔细思考一下，就能把待完成的任务分成两类。
If oil-exporting countries continue to park their surpluses with the US it could postpone even further the long-predicted dollar crisis.
如果石油出口国继续将它们的盈余投资于美国资产，可能进一步延缓人们长期预测的美元危机。
