vt. 使延期,延緩;把…放在次要地位;把…放在后面;
vi. 延緩;延緩發作;
?? post在后面+pon放+e→放到后面→推遲
"It won't hurt to postpone the matter for a few days."
此事耽擱幾天無所影響.
近義:procrastinate, prorogue, recess, respite, shelve, stay
反義:previse, contemplate, envisage, expect, foresee, forestall
n. 約會;任命;職務;職位;
?? ap加強+point點+ment名詞后綴→指點→任命;約定;委任的職位
"They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union."
他們任命彼得為工會主席.
近義:assignation, meeting, citation, date, engagement, mention