delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off
3 |( E/ a; i3 ?" y( f 这些动词或短语动词均有“推延,延期”之意。
& `1 T2 o0 B* r delay : 普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。
( H+ z1 k6 W1 f: ?! J( \& \ My delay in going abroad is due to my illness.(我推迟出国是因为我生病了。)
$ @8 _3 M, n' I. E/ H postpone : 正式用词,语气较强,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的时间。
6 Z( V4 |& `5 T% M3 g3 _ They postponed leaving because of the weather.(他们因天气原因而延迟离开。)! Y9 ]( s' D, @; e4 j/ M$ H
defer : 正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。
; D3 q U& z5 O* ]9 I( L& s" b The department deferred the decision for six months.(这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。)
3 A r" d% M4 N6 J7 x suspend : 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
+ F6 W0 b5 l% j( [4 U) P: ]3 r Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.(冲突双方同意暂时停火。)
! F! H( `* e* `# d+ j prolong : 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。. N8 z8 T+ ]5 F1 V. M
Two countries prolonged signing an agreement until details could be agreed on.(两国推迟签约直到就细节达成协议。)
/ p( f' b$ z" |6 b7 [+ k, } put off : 口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。" @8 A+ d$ u/ d$ D2 `6 P! K
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