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

• 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。
• It said their retirement dreams are being crushed with most postponing their retirement date by around five years.
  他们的退休梦想破灭了，大多数人都将他们的退休年龄推迟了五年左右。
• But you kept postponing your coming.
  可你一直在推迟你的来访。
• Be familiar with the frequently-used acupoints for postponing senility.
  熟悉延缓衰老的常用取穴。
• 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。
• They tend to have children later, postponing the responsibilities of parenthood.
  因为她们生孩子的时间相对较晚，推迟了她们承担为人父母责任的时间。
• Just heard your doctor say we're postponing your operation.
  医生说你的手术要推迟。
• A: Do you favor the idea of postponing the meeting?
  你觉得把会议推迟好吗？
• There's no point in postponing the project.
  推迟这个项目是没有意义的。
• 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。