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postpone

/poʊstˈpoʊn/ 动词 B2

中文: 延缓、推迟

  1. To delay or put off an event, appointment, etc.

He/she/it postpones · 过去式 postponed · 过去分词 postponed · -ing形式 postponing

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He/she/it
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过去式
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过去分词
postponed
-ing形式
postponing

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Might I ask you to hand me my violin, and we will postpone all further thought upon this business until we have had the advantage of meeting Dr.
《The Hound of the Baskervilles》,第33页 · C1
“So serious, sire, that when the circumstance surprised me in the midst of a family festival, on the very day of my betrothal, I left my bride and friends, postponing everything, that I might hasten to lay at your majesty’s feet the fears which impressed me, and the assurance of my devotion.”
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第97页 · C1
“Oh, real enough, from anxiety doubtless,—at any rate they postponed the matter for two months.
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第564页 · C1
It is the exact opposite of the common English word postpone.
《English in India》,第1页 · B1

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