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延迟,延缓 -
• The football match was postponed until the rain stopped. 足球赛被推迟到雨停后举行。 -
• postpone having a meeting 暂缓举行会议 - 2.
把…放在后面
用法说明
postpone, delay, cancel
这三个词都指对预先安排或计划好的事情作出改变。postpone 意为“延期、推迟”,有时后面跟推迟到的日期作修饰语;delay意为“耽搁、拖延”,侧重表示“暂时阻挠或阻挡”,后常接导致耽搁的原因;cancel则意为“删除、取消(一项计划或活动)”。试比较:
The match was postponed to the following Saturday because of bad weather.因为天气不好比赛延期到下星期六。
Why have they delayed opening the school? 他们为什么延期开学?
She cancelled her trip to New York as she felt ill.她觉得身体不适,因此取消了纽约之行。