postpone
英 [p??s(t)'p??n; p?'sp??n]
美 [po'spon]
- vt. 使…延期；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面
- vi. 延緩，延遲；延緩發(fā)作
助記提示
1. post- "after" + pon- + -e.
2. 含義：put after.
中文詞源
postpone 推遲，延期post-,在后，-pon,放置，詞源同position.引申詞義推遲，延期。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.
- 我不得不暫緩就業(yè)打算，呆在家里。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.
- 部長們再次使用拖延戰(zhàn)術來推后報告的時間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline.
- 想要推遲午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
- 他決定把探險推遲到第二天。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It won't hurt to postpone the matter for a few days.
- 此事耽擱幾天無所影響.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》