postpone

verb

1. 延迟；延期；展缓
   to arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date
   1. The game has already been postponed three times.
      这场比赛已经三度延期了。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。

1. VERB 推迟；使延期；延缓
   If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned.
   1. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...
      他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
   2. The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.
      参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。

1. 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。
2. 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。
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 said it was just not permissible to postpone the main issue by allowing business to carry on as usual.
   他说决不允许因为日常工作而耽搁了重大问题。
5. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day
   他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
6. There was an audible sigh of relief in Washington when the foreign ministers decided to postpone the meeting.
   各国外长决定推迟会议后，华盛顿如释重负。
7. I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.
   在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
8. Let's postpone making a decision until we have more information.
   咱们在获取更多情报之后再作决定不迟。
9. The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.
   另外唯一可行的办法就是推迟会期。
10. One year is pretty short and I bet you'll be glad you postpone getting married.
    一年很短我打赌你会为你推迟结婚而高兴的。
11. I couldn't postpone our talk much longer-I had to start wearing maternity dresses.
    我不能再推迟和丹之间的谈话了&我马上要穿孕妇服。
12. Regulators are under pressure to dilute and postpone.
    监管机构受到了要求稀释和延迟实施新规的压力。
13. I think I shall have to postpone our little chat.
    我想我得把我们的聊天推迟一下。
14. We can't postpone it, either?
    我们也不能推迟吗？
15. I will not postpone this summit!
    我不会推迟两国首脑会议的！
16. I be sorry to inconvenience you, but we have to postpone our meeting.
    很抱歉您感到不便，但我们得把会面推迟了。
17. I'm afraid I have to postpone my appointment with the President tomorrow.
    恐怕我得推迟明天与总裁的约会。
18. We have had to postpone the meeting, due to the Chairwoman's illness.
    由于女主席生病了，我们不得不推迟开会。
19. We have to postpone our meeting until next week.
    我们要把会议推迟到下个星期。
20. We have to postpone sending our answer to the request.
    我们不得不暂缓寄出对申请书的答复。
21. We had to postpone the wedding three times.
    婚礼已经延期三次了。
22. Because of the bad weather, we postpone holding the meeting.
    因为天气不好，我们推迟了举行运动会。
23. I, for one, would prefer to postpone the meeting.
    主张推迟会期的，我就是一个。
24. Something unexpected happened, so I have to postpone my departure.
    出了件意外的事情，我的行期推迟了。
25. So we have to postpone our presentation to the academy.
    所以我们要推迟对研究院陈述。
26. We had to postpone holding the meeting.
    我们不得不推迟召开这次会议。
27. We'll have to postpone it. I'm busy today.
    我们要延期了。我今天很忙。
28. So be it. I have no choice but to postpone a couple of consumption plan.
    可吗，我有几个消费计划都延迟了呢！
29. To suspend until a later stated time. I have to postpone our appointment.
    使延期延期至以后指定的时间我要把我们的约会延期。
30. I wonder whether we can postpone our meeting?
    我想知道我们是否能推迟会面呢？

  defer adjourn delay postpone put off【导航词义：推迟】

  defer v. 推迟，延期

〔辨析〕较正式用词，多指故意拖延。

  adjourn v. 休（会），休（庭），延期

〔辨析〕指会议休会、法庭休庭或审判延期。

  delay v. （使）推迟，耽搁

〔辨析〕多指由于外在原因而推迟或耽误，有时也指有意推迟。

  postpone v. 延迟，延缓

〔辨析〕多指有计划地延期，通常会明确延期到何时。

  put off phr.v. 推迟，延期

〔辨析〕尤指因出现问题或不想现在做某事而推迟，作此义解时常可与 delay 换用。

verb

1. hold back to a later time
   1. let's postpone the exam

   Synonym:    proroguehold overput overtableshelveset backdeferremitput off