N-VAR 推迟;延期;延缓 The postponement of an event is the act of delaying it happening or arranging for it to take place at a later time than originally planned. 推迟;延期;延缓 [Also + of]
The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + POSTPONEMENT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤indefinite無限期的延期VERB + POSTPONEMENT➤ask for, call for, request請求延期◇They are calling for a further postponement of the election date.他們要求再次推遲選舉日期。➤announce宣佈推遲▸➤force強行推遲PREPOSITION➤postponement until延期到⋯◇The death of one of the candidates forced postponement of the voting until June 1.其中一名候選人去世,迫使投票推遲到 6 月 1 日。