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

• Yet while a pre-emptive restructuring could limit this damage, postponing will only make it worse.
  然而，先发制人式的债务重组可能减少这种损害，而拖延只会让情况变得更糟。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There's no point in postponing the project.
  推迟这个项目是没有意义的。
• Companies are postponing courses, he says, taking longer to make decisions and taking longer to pay.
  他表示公司现在需要更长时间才能做出决定，也需要更长时间才能付款，这导致课程被推迟。
• Professor Young is coming these Friday, and that's my reason for postponing our meeting till next week.
  星期五场教授要来，而这就是我把会议推迟到下星期的原因。
• The insecticide's rational use is the key to postponing and reducing cockroach's insecticide-resistance.
  结论：环境防制是治本措施，合理使用杀虫剂是延缓和降低蟑螂抗药性的关键。
• But growth is not a good excuse for postponing much-needed structural adjustment.
  但增长并非推迟急需进行的结构性调整的借口。