delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off
# @! n) R5 i9 R# V* M0 u. C5 k 这些动词或短语动词均有“推延,延期”之意。4 ~7 y5 X/ g8 n# ?+ t: s
delay : 普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。& n4 Z- `- x' o0 ~
My delay in going abroad is due to my illness.(我推迟出国是因为我生病了。)8 N6 O) l- t; S, a* Q& D/ `" S
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。0 O8 M/ V) n0 `# O1 I- D
They postponed leaving because of the weather.(他们因天气原因而延迟离开。), u% t. T/ `8 B* v1 J
defer : 正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。
0 V3 C7 ~+ e2 @ The department deferred the decision for six months.(这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。)' r( V6 j# M2 r9 {# u9 E* e; K
suspend : 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。4 d" C, v% j: g6 @3 e) R
Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.(冲突双方同意暂时停火。)0 q9 N& K# B5 ?0 k# h6 F1 \
prolong : 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。6 o5 P5 Y. Z }, x9 ~: W5 o
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。)
8 H$ Z' ~, x0 e# i8 A7 r0 {) e put off : 口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。
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