/pəˈspəʊn ||; posˈpon/verb
[T] to arrange that sth will happen at a later time than the time you had planned; to delay 使延期;延迟;延缓:
The match was postponed because of water on the pitch.比赛因球场积水而延期。☞Look at cancel. 参看cancel。 ➔postponementnoun [C,U]
postpone/posˋpon; pəʊsˈpəʊn/v [T] to change the date or time of an event to a later one 把〔活动〕推迟﹐延期: The meeting has been postponed until July. 会议已推迟到七月份举行。 —postponement n [C,U]
postponepostponepostponespostponedpostponingverb (postpones, postponing, postponed)to say that something will happen later than you planned: The match was postponed because of the weather.