postponement

/poʊstˈpoʊnmənt/ /pəˈspoʊnmənt/

Meanings

noun

延期，推迟

A delay, as a formal delay in a proceeding.

Examples :

"The lawyer asked for a postponement in the trial so he could spend more time preparing before it began."

律师要求延期审判，以便在开庭前有更多的时间做准备。

Related Words

could verb

/kʊd/ /kəd/

可以，能够.

"My teacher said I could retake the test if I studied hard. "

我的老师说如果我努力学习，我可以重考。

trial noun

/ˈtɹaɪəl/

试验，测试。

"They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week."

他们下周将进行新设备的试验。

lawyer noun

/ˈlɔɪ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɔ.jɚ/

律师，讼师.

"The lawyer advised the family on their inheritance rights. "

律师就这个家庭的继承权问题向他们提供了建议。

delay noun

/dɪˈleɪ/

延迟，耽搁，拖延。

"the delay before the echo of a sound"

声音的回声之前的延迟

asked verb

/ˈɑːskt/ /ˈæskt/

问，询问.

"I asked her age."

我问了她的年龄。

formal noun

/ˈfɔːməl/ /ˈfɔɹməl/

福尔马林，甲醛溶液

"The lab technician carefully measured the formalin for the experiment. "

实验室技术员小心翼翼地量取了实验所需的福尔马林溶液。

began verb

/bɪˈɡæn/

开始，起始，着手

"I began playing the piano at the age of five. Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation."

我五岁的时候就开始弹钢琴了。既然大家都到了，我们应该开始演示了。

preparing verb

/pɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/ /pɹɪˈpɛɹɪŋ/

准备，筹备。

"We prepared the spacecraft for takeoff."

我们为宇宙飞船的起飞做好了准备。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

proceeding verb

/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/

进行，前进。

"To proceed on a journey."

继续旅程。

spend noun

/spɛnd/

花费，支出

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

对不起，老板，这个月的广告花费又超出预算了。

more adverb

/ˈmɔː/ /ˈmɔɹ/

更，更加

"I could no more climb that than fly!"

我根本不可能爬上那个东西，就像我不可能飞起来一样！