postponing

英 [pəˈspəʊnɪŋ]

美 [poʊˈspoʊnɪŋ]

v.  延迟; 延期; 展缓
postpone的现在分词

现在分词：postponing　

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

• I don't hold with the idea of postponing further discussion of the matter.
  我不赞成推迟进一步讨论这件事的想法。
• Professor Young is coming these Friday, and that's my reason for postponing our meeting till next week.
  星期五场教授要来，而这就是我把会议推迟到下星期的原因。
• There's no point in postponing the project.
  推迟这个项目是没有意义的。
• But growth is not a good excuse for postponing much-needed structural adjustment.
  但增长并非推迟急需进行的结构性调整的借口。
• There is no question of postponing this task until to-morrow.
  这工作不能留到明天去做。
• Companies are postponing courses, he says, taking longer to make decisions and taking longer to pay.
  他表示公司现在需要更长时间才能做出决定，也需要更长时间才能付款，这导致课程被推迟。
• It took a bit of practice to get this to work but I have gotten pretty good at postponing thinking in this way.
  我做了一些锻炼使它得以工作但是我变得相当擅长于用这种方法推迟思考。
• The insecticide's rational use is the key to postponing and reducing cockroach's insecticide-resistance.
  结论：环境防制是治本措施，合理使用杀虫剂是延缓和降低蟑螂抗药性的关键。
• Now, a higher proportion of those without four-year degrees are postponing marriage.
  但现在，没有读过四年大学的人群推迟结婚的情况更普遍。
• A: Do you favor the idea of postponing the meeting?
  你觉得把会议推迟好吗？