vt. 推迟,使延期
拆分: post-后 + -pon-放置 + -e ⇒ 把事情向后放置
例:to postpone a decision 暂不决定 to postpone an adjective 把形容词放在后面 The ball game was postponed because of rain. 球赛因雨延期。 The meeting has been postponed until next week. 会议推迟至下周。