英语词汇postpone的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

postpone /pəʊsˈpəʊn $ poʊsˈpoʊn/ verb [T] to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later oneadverbspostpone sth indefinitely (=no one knows when it will happen) His trial has been postponed indefinitely.prepositionspostpone sth until next week/next month etc The match had to be postponed until next week.postpone sth from sth to sth Elections were postponed from November to May.THESAURUS: postpone put sth off to decide to do something later than you planned to do it or later than you should do it, especially because there is a problem or because you do not want to do it now: I really should go to the dentist, but I keep putting it off. | The concert’s been put off till next week. | The committee decided to put off making any decision until the new year.Postpone or put off?Postpone is more formal than put off, and is used when the date of an event has been officially changed.Put off is very common in everyday spoken English, and is used about deciding to do something later that you were planning to do. delay to not do something until something else has happened or until a more suitable time: He decided to delay his departure until after he’d seen the director. | Police delayed making any announcement until the girl’s relatives had been contacted. procrastinate formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it – used especially to show disapproval: Kerry procrastinated for as long as possible before firing anyone. | He had been procrastinating over starting the work. be pushed/moved/put back if an event is pushed back, someone arranges for it to be held at a later time or date than originally planned: Their meeting has been put back to next Thursday. | The museum’s opening date was pushed back so that safety checks could be carried out. | The game on 1 April has been moved back to 5 April. shelve to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc now, although it may be considered again at some time in the future: Plans for a new stadium have been shelved for now. | The city shelved the project due to lack of funding. put sth on ice/put sth on the back burner to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc until a later time. These expressions are rather informal and are often used in business English: The project has had to be put on ice due to lack of funding. | Blears called for the discussions to be put on ice until after the elections. | The plan seems to have been put on the back burner.THESAURUS: postpone → cancel

词组	postpone
释义	postpone /pəʊsˈpəʊn $ poʊsˈpoʊn/ verb [T] to change the date or time of a planned event or action to a later oneadverbspostpone sth indefinitely (=no one knows when it will happen) His trial has been postponed indefinitely.prepositionspostpone sth until next week/next month etc The match had to be postponed until next week.postpone sth from sth to sth Elections were postponed from November to May.THESAURUS: postpone put sth off to decide to do something later than you planned to do it or later than you should do it, especially because there is a problem or because you do not want to do it now: I really should go to the dentist, but I keep putting it off. \| The concert’s been put off till next week. \| The committee decided to put off making any decision until the new year.Postpone or put off?Postpone is more formal than put off, and is used when the date of an event has been officially changed.Put off is very common in everyday spoken English, and is used about deciding to do something later that you were planning to do. delay to not do something until something else has happened or until a more suitable time: He decided to delay his departure until after he’d seen the director. \| Police delayed making any announcement until the girl’s relatives had been contacted. procrastinate formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it – used especially to show disapproval: Kerry procrastinated for as long as possible before firing anyone. \| He had been procrastinating over starting the work. be pushed/moved/put back if an event is pushed back, someone arranges for it to be held at a later time or date than originally planned: Their meeting has been put back to next Thursday. \| The museum’s opening date was pushed back so that safety checks could be carried out. \| The game on 1 April has been moved back to 5 April. shelve to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc now, although it may be considered again at some time in the future: Plans for a new stadium have been shelved for now. \| The city shelved the project due to lack of funding. put sth on ice/put sth on the back burner to decide not to continue with a plan, project etc until a later time. These expressions are rather informal and are often used in business English: The project has had to be put on ice due to lack of funding. \| Blears called for the discussions to be put on ice until after the elections. \| The plan seems to have been put on the back burner.THESAURUS: postpone → cancel
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