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postpone

🇬🇧 UK/pәust'pәun/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

v.

To delay an event or action to a later time.

推迟,延期

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
postafter, behind
+
ponto place, put, lay, set
+
esuffix
=postpone

Common Collocations

  • 1.postpone indefinitely无限期推迟
  • 2.postpone a meeting推迟会议
  • 3.postpone until further notice延期至另行通知
  • 4.postpone a decision推迟决定

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The outdoor concert was postponed due to heavy rain.

  • 2.

    We had to postpone the meeting until everyone could attend.

  • 3.

    The government decided to postpone the election by several months.

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