postponing
present participle ofpostpone
| 单词 | postponing |
| 释义 | postponing present participle ofpostpone postpone verb[T] uk/pəʊstˈpəʊn//pəstˈpəʊn/us/poʊstˈpoʊn/B1 todelayaneventandplanordecidethat it shouldhappenat alaterdateortime: Theydecidedto postponetheirholidayuntilnextyear. [+ -ing verb]We've had to postpone goingto France because thechildrenareill. Synonyms defer putsomethingoff Opposite bringsomethingforwardmainlyUK Compare proroguespecialized shelve to cancel something
Delaying and wasting time
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cancelling and interrupting Examplesofpostponingpostponing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In such cases, a cautious tokenizer produces alternative segmentationspostponingthe decision to a later processing stage. From theCambridge English Corpus Medical evidence indicates that many human beings are capable ofpostponingdeath for important cultural occasions. From theCambridge English Corpus Bypostponingthe moment of death one allows more severe states of chronic disease to appear. From theCambridge English Corpus Postponingfor the moment the issue of owner occupation, the rising property market had some important direct effects on slum clearance. From theCambridge English Corpus Individuals respond to the uncertainty by reducing the risk associated with investment, either by reducing the level of investment orpostponingthe investment. From theCambridge English Corpus That is, the specification accommodates any option value associated withpostponinginvestment. From theCambridge English Corpus He or she focuses on cer tain problems in succession,postponingany decisions concerning other elements of the design. From theCambridge English Corpus As we will discuss below, this could be a critical step towardspostponinghuman ageing. From theCambridge English Corpus However, opposing thoughts that nothing much would be left of her former life made her sad, and she keptpostponingher plans to go back. From theCambridge English Corpus However, some had decided to take the risk of continuing as they were, effectivelypostponingdecision-making. From theCambridge English Corpus Either by reducing the pension level or bypostponingthe retirement age. From theCambridge English Corpus These attachments were not infrequently given as the reason forpostponingor forsaking plans to emigrate. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, increases in the rate of interest will reduce the rate of increase of fishing effort by reducing the relative attraction ofpostponingfishing. From theCambridge English Corpus The technical question, then, is how can we extend the fruits of this laboratory research topostponingageing in humans. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, normative openness can result frompostponingdecisions about what should constitute a norm. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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