postpone
/ˌpəʊstˈpəʊn/verb
with obj.
- cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled推迟, 延迟, 延缓：
the visit had to be postponed for some time
访问不得不延迟一段时间
with present participle he postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted.他延迟执行该计划, 直到咨询了工业和商业部门为止。
派生词
postponable
adjectivepostponement
nounpostponer
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin postponere, from post 'after'+ponere 'to place'.