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"postpone" in Chinese (Simplified)

推迟延期

Definition

把某事推迟到比原定时间更晚的时候进行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Postpone' 语气正式或中性,用于会议、活动或决定。常见搭配有 'postpone a meeting', 'postpone until/till'。不要与 'cancel' 混淆,'cancel' 表示彻底取消。

Examples

We need to postpone the meeting until tomorrow.

我们需要把会议**推迟**到明天。

The game was postponed because of rain.

比赛因为下雨被**推迟**了。

Can we postpone our lunch until next week?

我们能把午餐**推迟**到下周吗?

Let’s not postpone this project anymore—it needs to get done.

我们别再**推迟**这个项目了,必须完成。

She always tries to postpone making tough decisions.

她总是想**推迟**做艰难的决定。

Due to travel issues, we had to postpone the interview by a week.

因为出行问题,我们不得不把面试**推迟**一周。