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。
• Be familiar with the frequently-used acupoints for postponing senility.
  熟悉延缓衰老的常用取穴。
• Yet while a pre-emptive restructuring could limit this damage, postponing will only make it worse.
  然而，先发制人式的债务重组可能减少这种损害，而拖延只会让情况变得更糟。
• This is an excuse for postponing and resisting reunification, as well as a scheme to deceive compatriots in Taiwan and world opinion.
  这是拖延和抗拒统一的借口，是欺骗台湾同胞和国际舆论的伎俩。
• But you kept postponing your coming.
  可你一直在推迟你的来访。
• 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。
• Their findings are alarming because women are increasingly postponing having children until they have established a career.
  他们的研究结果令人恐慌，因为现在的妇女越来越推后生育，直到她们有了自己的事业。
• 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。
• Postponing retirement may compound the frictional unemployment that technology threatens.
  推迟退休可能加重科技造成的摩擦性失业。
• 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。