postponement

英 [pəˈspəʊnmənt]

美 [poʊˈspoʊnmənt]

n.  推迟; 延期; 延缓

复数：postponements　

法律

BNC.12592 / COCA.20614

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 推迟；延期；延缓
  Thepostponementof an event is the act of delaying it happening or arranging for it to take place at a later time than originally planned.
  1. The postponement was due to a dispute over where the talks should be held.
     会谈推迟是因为对会谈地点存在争议。

英英释义

noun

• act of putting off to a future time
  Synonym:defermentdeferral
• time during which some action is awaited
  1. instant replay caused too long a delay
  2. he ordered a hold in the action
  Synonym:delayholdtime lagwait

双语例句

• I have to change my appointment because of the postponement of the board meeting.
  因为董事会推迟召开，我只好变更约会时间。
• Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.
  官方批准对义务服兵役的延期。
• We have a new situation, with the changes in energy demand and the postponement of many energy investments, he said.
  由于能源需求发生变化，以及许多能源投资项目延期，我们面临新的形势，他表示。
• Design and Case Study of Distribution Network in Supply Chain with Postponement Strategy
  延迟策略影响下供应链配送网络的设计与实证分析
• We are told, for example, of a study that found only one in six multinational manufacturers operating in China had applied postponement and segmentation methodologies to their logistic systems.
  书中的有些文字出现偏离，让人感到困惑。例如，书中谈到有一项调查发现，在华经营的跨国制造业企业，只有六分之一在物流系统方面采用了延迟和细分方法。
• Increasing loading of equipment, decreasing maintenance expenditures and postponement of investments are goals to reduce life cycle costs.
  增加设备的负荷，降低维护费用以及延缓投资都是降低使用寿命成本的目的。
• Postponement Manufacturing is a kind of all new principle in modern manufacture.
  延迟制造技术是现代制造业的一种全新理念。
• I await your instructions on the postponement of school term by 20 days!
  我等您推迟开学的命令已经等了20天！
• He compounded with his creditors for a postponement of payment.
  他与债权人达成协议延期付款。
• Research on Manufacturing System of Supply Chain Postponement for MC
  面向MC的供应链延迟生产系统研究