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postponed is postpone's Past Tense

postpone

US [poʊsˈpoʊn]
UK [pəʊsˈpəʊn]
  • v.使延期；搁置 (until, till, to, for)
  • Web推迟举行的比赛；延迟；延缓进程
Simple Present：postpones  Present Participle：postponing  Past Tense：postponed  

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Web Definition

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)
3.
【语】把(某种词等)放在后面[句尾]
4.
【医】(疟疾等)延迟发作[复发]
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)
3.
【语】把(某种词等)放在后面[句尾]
4.
【医】(疟疾等)延迟发作[复发]

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,使延期使延期,推迟举行的比赛推迟举行的比赛,延迟延迟,延缓进程延缓进程
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
I postponed my departure long enough to pay my respects at Kendra's funeral, then left for what was now to be a solitary journey.
我将启程的日子推迟了很长一段时间，去参加凯德拉的葬礼以表尊敬。
wǒ jiāng qǐ chéng de rì zǐ tuī chí le hěn cháng yí duàn shí jiān , qù cān jiā kǎi dé lā de zàng lǐ yǐ biǎo zūn jìng 。
blog.sina.com.cn
2.
If it were to rain next Sunday, the match would be postponed.
如果下周日下雨，比赛就会推迟举行。
rú guǒ xià zhōu rì xià yǔ , bǐ sài jiù huì tuī chí jǔ xíng 。
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3.
He gave me to understand that the meeting would be postponed.
从他的话里我了解到会议将延期。
cóng tā de huà lǐ wǒ liǎo jiě dào huì yì jiāng yán qī 。
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4.
No one was certain whether he postponed the visit on purpose, but this brought more criticism of him.
谁都不知道他是否故意推迟了这次访问，可是这引起了对他更多的批评。
shuí dōu bù zhī dào tā shì fǒu gù yì tuī chí le zhè cì fǎng wèn , kě shì zhè yǐn qǐ le duì tā gèng duō de pī píng 。
zhidao.baidu.com
5.
But the next day it abruptly postponed until September a planned share offering expected to be worth up to $25 billion.
但是，第二天这项计画突然延迟至九月，有计画出售持股期望价值可达250亿美元。
dàn shì , dì èr tiān zhè xiàng jì huà tū rán yán chí zhì jiǔ yuè , yǒu jì huà chū shòu chí gǔ qī wàng jià zhí kě dá èr bǎi wǔ shí yì měi yuán 。
www.ecocn.org
6.
Had it not been for a bleeding ulcer he might have postponed looking at himself for many years more.
如果不是因为胃出血，他可能还要拖延很多年才能面对自我。
rú guǒ bú shì yīn wèi wèi chū xuè , tā kě néng hái yào tuō yán hěn duō nián cái néng miàn duì zì wǒ 。
article.yeeyan.org
7.
Unfortunately neither the water nor electricity were flowing at the time of our arrival, so a much-needed wash-up had to be postponed.
不幸的是，我们抵达时供水供电还没开始，最迫切需要的洗涮就只能作罢推迟了。
bú xìng de shì , wǒ men dǐ dá shí gōng shuǐ gōng diàn hái méi kāi shǐ , zuì pò qiè xū yào de xǐ shuàn jiù zhǐ néng zuò bà tuī chí le 。
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8.
The class teacher regretted to tell me that the sports meet to be held next week as planned would be put off(=postponed).
班主任很遗憾地告诉我原定下周举行的运动会被推迟了。（不定式作宾语）
bān zhǔ rèn hěn yí hàn de gào su wǒ yuán dìng xià zhōu jǔ xíng de yùn dòng huì bèi tuī chí le 。 ( bù dìng shì zuò bīn yǔ )
wenku.baidu.com
9.
Please check your luggage in case of any lithium batteries, or your schedule might be postponed.
请各位乘客，在托运前做好检查，保证在托运行李中没有锂电池，以免耽误行程。
qǐng gè wèi chéng kè , zài tuō yùn qián zuò hǎo jiǎn chá , bǎo zhèng zài tuō yùn xíng li zhōng méi yǒu lǐ diàn chí , yǐ miǎn dān wù xíng chéng 。
www.docin.com
10.
A game against QPR (yes it was that long ago) that had been postponed from earlier in the season.
对QPR的比赛（是的，的确是很久远的事了）是赛季初期延迟到那个时候的。
duì QPR de bǐ sài ( shì de , dí què shì hěn jiǔ yuǎn de shì le ) shì sài jì chū qī yán chí dào nà ge shí hou de 。
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