postpone(动词):把(会议、计划、决定等)推迟/延期到更晚的时间再进行。常见搭配:postpone a meeting / postpone a decision。也可用于表示暂缓处理某事。
/poʊstˈpoʊn/
We had to postpone the meeting until Friday.
我们不得不把会议推迟到星期五。
Due to unexpected delays, the company postponed launching the product, which affected its marketing plan.
由于意外延误,公司推迟了产品发布,这影响了它的营销计划。
来自拉丁语 postponere:**post-**(“在……之后”)+ ponere(“放置”),字面意思是“放到后面”,引申为“推迟、延期”。