postpone/pəʊst'pəʊn $ poʊst'poʊn/

v. arrange for an event, etc. to take place at a later time or date

v. [T] 推迟，延期：[postpone (doing) sth] The match was postponed until the next week because of rain. 因为下雨，比赛被推迟到下一个星期。

◇They have to postpone building the bridge. 他们不得不延期建造这座桥。

常犯错误

✗ Let's postpone to make a decision until afternoon.

✓ Let's postpone making a decision until afternoon. 我们推迟到下午再做决定吧。

辨析delay; postpone