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postpone

verb
/pəˈspəʊn/
/pəʊˈspəʊn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they postpone
/pəˈspəʊn/
/pəʊˈspəʊn/
he / she / it postpones
/pəˈspəʊnz/
/pəʊˈspəʊnz/
past simple postponed
/pəˈspəʊnd/
/pəʊˈspəʊnd/
past participle postponed
/pəˈspəʊnd/
/pəʊˈspəʊnd/
-ing form postponing
/pəˈspəʊnɪŋ/
/pəʊˈspəʊnɪŋ/
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  1. to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date than originally planned 延迟;延期;展缓synonym put off
    • postpone something The game has already been postponed three times.这场比赛已经三度延期了。
    • postpone something until something 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。
    • postpone something to something They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.他们已同意推迟还贷时间,具体日期未定。
    • postpone doing something 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。
    compare cancel
    Extra Examples
    • Ruth wrote at once, asking Maria to postpone her visit.鲁思立刻写信,要求玛丽亚推迟来访。
    • The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest.由于反应冷淡,这一活动被无限期地搁置了。
    • The game has been postponed from Wednesday night to Friday night.比赛由周三晚推迟到周五晚。
    Topics Working lifec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • indefinitely
    • merely
    • only
    verb + postpone
    • agree to
    • decide to
    • be forced to
    preposition
    • for
    • from
    • to
    See full entry
    More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing forms
    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’.
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postponepostponeD.J.:[ˌpəustˈpəun]K.K.:[postˈpon, posˈpon]vt.1.延期; 推迟The mother postponed all other business to the task of smoothing her crying child.母亲放下一切别的事情, 先去抚慰哭叫着的孩子。They postponed leaving because of the weather.他们因天气原因而延期离开。
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postpone
post·pone / pos5pon ; pEJs5pEJn /verb T
1. to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later one使〔事件、行动等〕延期,延迟,推迟;SYNput back; ANTbring forward
The match had to be postponed until next week.比赛不得不推迟到下周举行。
postpone doing sth
They've decided to postpone having a family for a while.他们决定推迟一段时间要孩子。
His trial has been postponed indefinitely (=no one knows when it will happen) .对他的审判被无限期推迟了。
postponement noun C,U
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postpone

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
postpone /ˌpoʊstˈpoʊn/ verb
postpones; postponed; postponing
postpone
/ˌpoʊstˈpoʊn/
verb
postpones; postponed; postponing
Learner's definition of POSTPONE
[+ object]
: to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead推迟;延后

— postponement

/ˌpoʊstˈpoʊnmənt/ noun, plural postponements
[count]
[noncount]
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postpone v 推迟 (post 后+pone=向后放=推迟)
pon, pound=put 放置
component a 组成的 n 部分 (com 共同+pon+ent=共同的放到一起=组成的)
opponent v 对立的 n 对手 (op 反+pon+ent=反着放=对立的)
propone v 提议,提出 (pro 向前+pone=[把意思]向前放=提议)
proponent n 提议者 (propone+ent)
exponent n 讲解者 (ex 出+pon+ent=把[内容]放出来=讲解)
compound n 化合物 (com 全部+pound 放=全部放到一起=化合物)
postpone v 推迟 (post 后+pone=向后放=推迟)
expound v 详细说明 (ex 出+pound=把[意义]说出来=详细说明)
impound v 把…围住,扣押 ( im 进+pound=放进去=围住)
propound v 提出,提议 (pro 向前+pound=向前放=提出)
postpone 推迟 (post+phone 放=放到后面=推迟)
post-
① 表示“在后面”
postwar 战后的 (post+war 战争)
postpone 推迟 (post+phone 放=放到后面=推迟)
postgraduate 大学毕业后的;研究生 (post+graduate 毕业)
postface 刊后语 (post+face 脸,前面=后面的脸=刊后语)
posterior 较后的 (poster+ior)
② 表示“邮件,邮政”
postage 邮资 (post+age 钱,状态)
postoffice 邮局 (post+office 办公室)
postcard 明信片 (post+card 卡片)
postal 邮政的 (post+al)
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