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

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?postpones;過(guò)去式:?postponed;過(guò)去分詞:?postponed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?postponing;名詞:?postponement;

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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.
部長(zhǎng)們?cè)俅问褂猛涎討?zhàn)術(shù)來(lái)推后報(bào)告的時(shí)間。

來(lái)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(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
他決定把探險(xiǎn)推遲到第二天。

來(lái)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(wú)所影響.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》