Postpone
[pəʊs(t)'pəʊn;pə'spəʊn] or [po'spon]
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following day, or indefinitely.
(v. t.) To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.
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同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Defer, delay, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over.
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同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Defer, delay, prorogue, procrastinate
ANT:Expedite, despatch, accelerate
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解釋/意思:
v.t. to put off to a future time: to defer: to delay: to subordinate.—n. Postpone′ment act of putting off to an after-time: temporary delay—also Postpō′nence (obs.).
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例句/造句/用法:
- Or how could she postpone the journey without exciting suspicion? 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- It has pleased Providence to postpone the attainment of this object. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Then perhaps I had better postpone my analysis of the acetones, as we may need to be at our best in the morning. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Pardon me,' returns Lightwood, 'I must postpone the reply for one moment, or we shall have an anti-climax. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The temptation to postpone is much increased because the present offers so many wonderful opportunities and proffers such invitations to adventure. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- You are surprised at my wishing to postpone it,” he added, with a ghastly smile; “but I had forgotten. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Thus we went on till the ship (whose departure, too, had been several times postponed) was on the point of sailing. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- But her confession would have to be postponed; and the chill of the delay settled heavily on her fagged spirit. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Not before, so it can be repaired if the attack is postponed. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Everything postponed to that imaginary time! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- It was impossible to obtain order and so the meeting was postponed until the next day. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Then it's NOT postponed? 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- The case is off--postponed. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Consequently he postpones definite action so far as possible. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- I am not in the least surprised that she postpones her appearance as long as possible. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Mr Boffin takes Mr John Rokesmith at his word, in postponing to some indefinite period, the consideration of salary. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- On the last occasion, a few days before moving, a circumstance occurred which came near postponing my part in the campaign altogether. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
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