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. →see usage note at:cancel推迟;使延期;延缓
He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.
参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。
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post ≈ after : postgraduate, post-modern, postpone
ADVERB | VERB + POSTPONE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤indefinitely無限期推遲◇The event has been postponed indefinitely due to lack of interest.由於反應冷淡,這一活動被無限期地擱置了。➤merely, only僅僅推遲◇The inevitable conflict was merely postponed till the next meeting.衝突無法避免,只不過被推遲到了下一次會議的時候罷了。VERB + POSTPONE➤agree to, decide to同意延期;決定推遲➤be forced to被迫延期▸➤ask sb to要求某人推遲◇Ruth wrote at once, asking Maria to postpone her visit.魯思立刻寫信,要求瑪麗亞推遲來訪。PREPOSITION➤for推遲⋯的時間◇Our visit had been postponed for several weeks.我們的訪問推遲了幾個星期。➤from, to從⋯推遲;推遲到⋯◇The game has been postponed from Wednesday night to Friday night.比賽由週三晚推遲到週五晚。➤till, until推遲至⋯◇The meeting has been postponed until next week.會議推遲至下週。