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专四考试常见词辨析:defer还有延迟的意思

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  delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off

  这些动词或短语动词均有推延,延期之意。

  delay : 普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。

  My delay in going abroad is due to my illness.

  postpone : 正式用词,语气较强,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的时间。

  They postponed leaving because of the weather.(他们因天气原因而延迟离开。)

  defer : 正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。

  The department deferred the decision for six months.(这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。)

  suspend : 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。

  Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.(冲突双方同意暂时停火。)

  prolong : 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。

  Two countries prolonged signing an agreement until details could be agreed on.(两国推迟签约直到就细节达成协议。)

  put off : 口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。

  The appointment was put off because of his illness.(由于他生病而推迟了约会。)

  

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