defer
、
delay
和
postpone的区别
?
(1)defer
指「推迟」,一般属于主动或有计划的行为,例如:
He decided to defer his departure for a week.
他決定推迟一星期启程。
(2)delay
本意指「暂时阻挡」,但常引伸为「耽搁」或「拖延」,例如:
The train has been delayed by an accident.
火车因意外而延误。
(3)postpone
指「延期」,一般会说明更改的日期,或加上其他修饰词语,例如:
The meeting has been [is] postponed until [to] Friday.
会议押后至星期五举行。
The party is postponed temporarily.
派对临时延期。
(4)
顺便介绍
put off
,大致等同
postpone
,但比较浅白,例如:
By such artificial means, they may put off the crash of stock market, but they can’t avert it altogether.