Word
postpone
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/po'spon/
v 推迟；延缓
记忆： post(在…后面) + pon(放) + e → 放到后面 → 延迟， 延期
例句：The match had to be postponed until next week.（比赛不得不推迟到下周举行。）；His trial has been postponed indefinitely (= no one knows when it will happen ) .（对他的审判被无限期推迟了。）
派生：postponement
同近：adjourn；stave off；time delay