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 often find myself postponing and delaying certain activities just because I am afraid of the result.
  我发现我经常会延迟具体的某些活动，之所以会这样是因为我害怕随之而产生的结果。
• But she said some women are canceling or postponing their trips because of economic concerns.
  但是她说由于经济担忧有些女性在取消或延期旅程。
• People are postponing their decision to buy a car, and this has an immediate effect on order intake.
  人们正推迟买车决定，这会立刻影响收到的订单数量。
• 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。
• 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。
• Be familiar with the frequently-used acupoints for postponing senility.
  熟悉延缓衰老的常用取穴。
• 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。
• If we wait until Pemex alone has a greater capacity [ to extract oil and gas], I think we would be postponing what today represents a great opportunity for growth and greater development, he said.
  如果我们要等到Pemex具有（采掘油气的）更大能力，我认为我们将延误当今一个极好的增长和扩大发展的良机，他表示。
• But he kept making excuses for postponing the surrender.
  但是他制造各种借口来推延此次包围。