| 释义 |
post·pone /ˌpəʊstˈpəʊn，pəˈsp-/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 延迟，延缓，使延期
We are postponing our trip until the weather grows warmer. 我们拟把旅行推迟到天气暖和一些的时候。
postpone planning for the future 暂缓规划未来
2. 把…放在后面，置…于从属地位；【语】把…置于句末
postpone private ambitions to the public welfare 把个人雄心置于公众福利之后
The mother postponed all other business to the task of soothing her crying child. 母亲放下一切别的事情，先去抚慰哭叫着的孩子。
The German verb is postponed. 德语的动词是放在句末的。
❷ vi.
1. 延迟，延缓，延宕
2. 【医】(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
[< L postpōnere to put after, neglect < POST- + pōnere to place] |