音标

英 [pəˈspəʊn]；美 [poʊˈspoʊn]

意思

动词，意为“推迟；延期；延缓”，指将原本计划好的事情往后推延到另一个时间进行。

造句

They had to postpone the meeting because the boss was ill.
因为老板生病了，他们不得不推迟会议。

The concert has been postponed until next month due to bad weather.
由于天气不好，音乐会已推迟到下个月。

We decided to postpone our vacation until we had more money.
我们决定推迟度假，直到我们有更多钱。

The exam was postponed to give students more time to prepare.
考试被推迟了，以便给学生更多时间准备。

The construction of the new building will be postponed because of funding problems.
由于资金问题，新大楼的建设将被推迟。

She postponed her dental appointment because she was too busy.
她因为太忙而推迟了牙科预约。

The football match was postponed after the heavy rain made the pitch unplayable.
大雨导致球场无法使用后，足球比赛被推迟了。

They postponed the project launch to iron out some technical glitches.
他们推迟项目启动以解决一些技术故障。

The wedding had to be postponed as the groom fell ill.
由于新郎生病，婚礼不得不推迟。

The company postponed the product release to improve its features.
公司推迟产品发布以改进其功能。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常社交：在和朋友、家人聊天时，如果涉及到活动、安排的变更，就可以使用这个词。例如：“Hey, the movie night we planned for tonight has to be postponed. Some of us have unexpected things to deal with.（嘿，我们原计划今晚的电影之夜不得不推迟了。我们有些人有突发事情要处理。）”

校园生活：学生之间交流考试、活动安排等情况时会用到。比如：“The school sports meet has been postponed. There will be a notice about the new date later.（学校运动会推迟了。稍后会有关于新日期的通知。）”

工作场景：同事之间沟通项目进度、会议安排等事宜。例如：“The client meeting tomorrow morning has been postponed. The client has some urgent matters to attend to.（明天上午与客户的会议推迟了。客户有一些紧急事务要处理。）”

写作运用

日记写作：记录自己生活中计划变更的情况。例如：“Today, I was supposed to go shopping with my mom, but we had to postpone it because she suddenly had to work overtime.（今天，我本来要和妈妈去购物，但我们不得不推迟，因为她突然要加班。）”

通知写作：正式场合如学校、公司发布通知时，用于说明活动、事项的推迟。例如：“Notice: The annual company dinner originally scheduled for this Friday will be postponed to next Friday due to venue issues.（通知：原定于本周五的公司年度晚宴因场地问题将推迟至下周五。）”

学习积累

情景模拟：自己设定不同的情景，如聚会、旅行、工作汇报等，然后用 “postpone” 编写句子描述情景中计划的推迟，通过反复练习加深对该词用法的记忆。

结合实际：关注自己生活中计划改变的真实事例，用英语描述时尽量使用 “postpone”，将学习与生活实际紧密联系起来，增强运用能力。