postpone
英 /pəˈspəʊn/ 美 /poʊˈspoʊn/
- v. 推迟；延期to arrange for something to happen later than originally planned
We postponed our picnic because heavy rain was forecast.
因为天气预报说有大雨，我们推迟了野餐。
Local authorities decided to postpone construction until a full assessment of the environmental impact was completed.
地方当局决定推迟施工，直到完成全面的环境影响评估。
搭配
postpone a meeting 推迟会议postpone a decision 推迟决定postpone until further notice 延期至另行通知
辨析提示
后接名词或动名词：postpone doing，不接to do。
词族
postponement (n.)
近义 delay、defer
反义 bring forward
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