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

• Postponing retirement may compound the frictional unemployment that technology threatens.
  推迟退休可能加重科技造成的摩擦性失业。
• 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。
• Orders to our export oriented customers have reduced, and companies are postponing their investment plans.
  我们的出口型客户的订单减少了，很多公司推迟了投资计划。
• This is an excuse for postponing and resisting reunification, as well as a scheme to deceive compatriots in Taiwan and world opinion.
  这是拖延和抗拒统一的借口，是欺骗台湾同胞和国际舆论的伎俩。
• I often find myself postponing and delaying certain activities just because I am afraid of the result.
  我发现我经常会延迟具体的某些活动，之所以会这样是因为我害怕随之而产生的结果。
• Just heard your doctor say we're postponing your operation.
  医生说你的手术要推迟。
• An sVLPD was effective and safe when postponing dialysis treatment in elderly patients without diabetes.
  非糖尿病延迟透析患者接受极低蛋白饮食是有效性和安全的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。