postponement

英 [pə'spəʊnmənt] 美 [pə'spəʊnmənt]

• n. 推迟

英英释义

Noun:

1. time during which some action is awaited;

   "instant replay caused too long a delay"
   "he ordered a hold in the action"
   

2. act of putting off to a future time

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They applied for a three-day postponement of the meeting.
   他们要求把会议推迟三天。
2. He said he had suggested a postponement until next year.
   他还说已经建议将演出计划推迟到明年。

词汇搭配

• postpone 延期
• postponement of the taxation 延期课税

近反义词

【近义词】

• extension 延长
• deferment 迁延
• delay 耽搁
• deferral 延期
• rescheduling 重新安排
• rearrangement 重新整理
• adjournment 延期
• suspension 暂停
• wait 等
• hold 拿着
• time lag 时滞