postpone
推迟(post+phone放→放到后面→推迟)
释义2:
postpone
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◙ verb1. [with obj.] cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled• 推迟,延迟,延缓 »the visit had to be postponed for some time. 该访问不得不延迟一段时间。 »[with present participle] he postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted. 他延迟执行该计划,直到咨询了工业和商业部门为止。【派生】
♦ postponable adjective♦ postponement noun♦ postponer noun【语源】
1. late 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post 'after' + ponere 'to place'
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