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【英语词汇】
postpone
、
delay
、
defer
、
detain
【英语词汇】
p>
postpone
、
defer
、
detain
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这些动词都可以表示
“延迟”
、
“推迟”
、
“延缓”
、
“延
期”的意思
postpone
指将做某事开始的时间向后“延迟”
、
“推迟”
,多指主观有
意的延迟。可
接名词或动名词作宾语。
1
)
Something
urgent has come up. Could I postpone our
appointment?
出了急事,我俩的约会能不能延期
?
2
)
After further review, my boss decided
to postpone the
merger.
经过进一步的考虑
,
我的老板决定推迟合并计划。
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Did
you get the
message the meeting has
been postponed?‘’
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你得没得到通知说会议已经推后
了?
4
)
I shall
postpone making a decision till I
learn
full particulars.
在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
5
)
They always
look for excuses to postpone doing
something.
他们总是找藉口拖延做事。
●
put
off
,两者常可以替换。
1
)
I
have to postpone / put off
going to
Eu
rope till next month since I
can’t
be away this
month.
这个月我离不开,去欧洲的事只能推迟到下个月。
2
)
I
’
m afraid that we
’
ll have
to put off our wedding till the
Spring
Festival.
恐怕咱俩的婚事要推迟到下办。
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)
Don
’
t
put off till tomorrow what should be
done today.
今日事今日毕。
delay
多指因外界客观原因引
起的“推迟”或“耽误”
,
可
表示主观上有意推迟进
行某事。
1
)
The blizzard
forced them to delay their summit bid.
暴风雪迫使他们推迟登顶。
2
)
If the
project to be completed by the end of
the month is delayed, the
construction
company will be
fined.
如果月底凌工的工程被拖迟,建筑公司将被罚款。
3
)
Unless an
agreement can be reached with creditors
to pay or delay the debt,
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