postpone
/pəˈspəʊn/
v.
一句话记住
推迟；延期
释义与例句
v.
推迟；延期
to arrange for an event or action to happen at a later time than originally planned
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They postponed the wedding until next spring.
他们把婚礼推迟到了明年春天。
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The committee postponed making a final decision.
委员会推迟作出最终决定。
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Bad weather forced us to postpone the outdoor concert.
恶劣天气迫使我们推迟了户外音乐会。
词源与构词
词族与关联词
同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
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component 组成部分；部件；成分The factory produces components for electric vehicles. 这家工厂生产电动汽车的零部件。
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compose 组成；构成（常用被动）The committee is composed of teachers, parents, and students. 该委员会由教师、家长和学生组成。
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composition 作文；（音乐、文学等）作品The teacher asked us to write a composition about our hometown. 老师让我们写一篇关于家乡的作文。
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deposit 存款；押金；定金She made a deposit of five hundred pounds into her account. 她往账户里存了五百英镑。
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expose 使暴露；使接触；揭露Working without ear protection can expose employees to loud noise. 不佩戴护耳装备工作会使员工暴露于高强度噪声中。
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impose 强制实行；强加；征收The government imposed a new tax on sugary drinks. 政府对含糖饮料征收了一项新税。
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oppose 反对；抵制Many residents oppose the construction of a new motorway. 许多居民反对修建新的高速公路。
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position 位置；姿势The map shows the exact position of the lighthouse. 地图显示了灯塔的确切位置。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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postponement 推迟；延期名词，指把原定活动或决定延后，也指被推迟的事例。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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delay 延迟；耽搁；推迟postpone 通常指有意把计划中的活动改到更晚时间；delay 可指主动推迟，也常指因意外情况而耽搁或使迟到。Heavy traffic delayed our arrival by an hour. 交通拥堵使我们的到达时间延迟了一个小时。
常见搭配
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postpone a meeting 推迟会议We had to postpone the meeting because two directors were abroad. 由于两位董事在国外，我们不得不推迟会议。
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postpone a decision 推迟决定It would be unwise to postpone the decision without a clear reason. 没有明确理由就推迟决定是不明智的。
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postpone until 推迟到……The launch has been postponed until engineers complete further tests. 发布已推迟到工程师完成进一步测试之后。