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

• The soccer match had to be postponed because of heavy rain.
  足球赛因大雨改期了。
• I've postponed my leave.
  我已延期了我的休假。
• The meeting's postponed indefinitely.
  会议被无限期延迟了。
• I'm afraid the meeting will be postponed.
  会议怕要延期了。
• 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。
• He postponed his trip at the eleventh hour.
  他在最后时刻推迟了行程。
• 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。
• The fair has been postponed.
  交易会展期举行。
• The ball game was postponed because of rain.
  球赛因雨推迟了。
• The meeting has finally been held, after being postponed several times.
  会议一再延期，现在总算开成了。