delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off
3 j: J# A: h0 b4 G 这些动词或短语动词均有“推延,延期”之意。+ S1 M( T: d" d2 T' U
delay : 普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。8 C" o% e6 H( A% |
My delay in going abroad is due to my illness.(我推迟出国是因为我生病了。)2 H* O6 Z: [1 i! _
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 X) ?" |$ q# x* b: u( P) C7 y They postponed leaving because of the weather.(他们因天气原因而延迟离开。)
/ V7 `) Y" u' V, i0 a defer : 正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。
; P3 x W$ e- P2 s+ e! ? The department deferred the decision for six months.(这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。)
" v. X* S" K6 }2 t) l; r5 q suspend : 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。6 A5 D0 c- ~4 A
Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.(冲突双方同意暂时停火。)
: ^' u1 l8 Q! A- K prolong : 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。: E7 X7 p1 a8 V$ s: h
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。)
5 X( H g5 c- o3 m6 Y' @ put off : 口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。
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