postpone

US [poʊsˈpoʊn]
UK [pəʊsˈpəʊn]
  • v.延期；延迟；展缓
  • Web推迟；使延期；延缓
Simple Present：postpones  Present Participle：postponing  Past Tense：postponed  

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postpone
v.
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。

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AllAll,延期延期,延迟延迟,展缓展缓,推迟推迟,使延期使延期,延缓延缓
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1.
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。
wǒ men kě yǐ bǎ huì yì tuī chí dào míng tiān ma ? jīn tiān wǒ huì jīng cháng bù zài bàn gōng shì 。
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2.
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。
tā yǐ duàn liàn zì jǐ néng gòu tuī chí yí shì yī zhěng tiān de shí jiān , yǎn cáng suǒ yǒu nèi zài jiān áo de wài zài jì xiàng 。
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3.
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。
tā shuō zì jǐ yǐ jīng " zhēn zhèng sàng shī le xíng dòng lì " , dàn jiù suàn zhè yàng , tā de yī shēng yī rán xī wàng tā néng yán chí shǒu shù 。
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4.
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。
bì xū liǎo jiě , wǒ fāng tóng yì yán qī fù kuǎn bìng bù děng yú jiē shòu guì fāng guān yú suǒ gōng huò wù de yì jiàn 。
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5.
It was sensible of her to postpone the trip.
她推迟旅行是明智的。
tā tuī chí lǚ xíng shì míng zhì de 。
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6.
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。
mù qián tā nǔ lì zhēng qǔ tuī chí gauna , zài tā jiā lǐ jǔ xíng de zhèng shì guò dù dào hūn yīn shēng huó de yí shì 。
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7.
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。
dàn cóng xiàn zài qǐ de wǔ shí èr zhōu hòu , suǒ yǒu nà xiē tuī chí ná qián de rén , běn lái dōu kě yǐ lì jí ná dào yì bǎi měi yuán xiàn jīn , ér bú shì zài děng yī zhōu huò de yī bǎi yī shí měi yuán 。
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8.
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。
wǒ yuán jì huà jīn nián èr yuè fǎng wèn měi guó , hòu lái bu de bù tuī chí , zhè shǐ wǒ gǎn dào hěn sǎo xìng 。
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9.
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。
áo yè děng hòu wèi děng dài mǒu shì huò mǒu rén ér tuī chí shuì jiào 。
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10.
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。
yīn cǐ , wǒ jué de bǎ zì jǐ de shì yè wǎng hòu tuī chí jǐ nián , bǎ wǒ shēng mìng zhōng de jǐ gè nián tóu jǐ yǔ wǒ de hái zi shì zhí dé de 。
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