postpone
🇬🇧 UK/pәust'pәun/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
v.
To delay an event or action to a later time.
推迟,延期
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon 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.