postponed

英 [pəˈspəʊnd]

美 [poʊˈspoʊnd]

v.  延迟; 延期; 展缓
postpone的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：postponed　

BNC.24294 / COCA.25289

柯林斯词典

• VERB 推迟；使延期；延缓
  If youpostponean event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned.
  1. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...
     他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
  2. The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.
     参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。

双语例句

• Elections were postponed the day before polling was due to take place.
  在预定进行投票的前一天选举被延期。
• In case of rain the mass meeting will be postponed till the first fine day.
  大会遇雨顺延。
• He said that the meeting had been postponed.
  他说会议延期了。
• The soccer match had to be postponed because of heavy rain.
  足球赛因大雨改期了。
• Since he is eight years old, his education must be no longer postponed.
  鉴于他已8岁，不可再耽搁受教育。
• The fair has been postponed.
  交易会展期举行。
• The meeting has been postponed for some reason.
  会议因故延期。
• The opening of the exhibition has been postponed.
  展览会开幕的日期延迟了。
• The ball game was postponed because of rain.
  球赛因雨推迟了。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。