postpone

英 [pəʊstˈpəʊn]      美 [poʊstˈpoʊn]
  • vt. 使…延期;把…放在次要地位;把…放在后面
  • vi. 延缓,延迟;延缓发作
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1. post- "after" + pon- + -e.
2. 含义:put after.
postpone 推迟,延期

post-,在后,-pon,放置,词源同position.引申词义推迟,延期。

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.
1. I had to postpone ideas of a career and stay at home.
我不得不暂缓就业打算,呆在家里。
2. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again.
部长们再次使用拖延战术来推后报告的时间。
3. It is totally out of the question to postpone the midnight deadline.
想要推迟午夜的最后期限是完全不可能的。
4. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
5. It won't hurt to postpone the matter for a few days.
此事耽搁几天无所影响.

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