今日单词 |
postpone 英 [pəˈspəʊn] 美 [poʊˈspoʊn] |
vt. 使延期，延缓; 把…放在次要地位; 把…放在后面; vi. 延缓; 延缓发作; 词根：post在后面+pone放→放到后面→推迟 |
词根 |
post- 1. 表示"邮件,邮政"; 2. 表示"在后面" |
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形近词
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postoffice |
n. 邮局; 词根：post邮件，邮政+office办公室→邮局 |
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postwar 英 ['pəʊst'wɔ:] 美 [ˈpostˈwɔr] |
adj. 战后的; 词根：post在后面+war战争→adj.战后的 |
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postdate 英 [ˌpəʊst'deɪt] 美 [postˈdet, ˈpost-] |
vt. 填迟…的日期; n. 事后日期; 词根：post在后面+date日期→v. 填迟……的日期 n. 事后日期 |
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postcard 英 [ˈpəʊstkɑ:d] 美 [ˈpoʊstkɑrd] |
n. 明信片; 词根：post邮件,邮政+card纸片→n.明信片 |
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postpone
英 [pəˈspəʊn] 美 [poʊˈspoʊn]
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vt. 使延期，延缓; 把…放在次要地位; 把…放在后面;
vi. 延缓; 延缓发作;
词根：post在后面+pone放→放到后面→推迟
① (VERB) 推迟；使延期；延缓
If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned.
● He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
形近词：
1、postoffice
n. 邮局;
词根：post邮件，邮政+office办公室→邮局
2、postwar
英 ['pəʊst'wɔ:] 美 [ˈpostˈwɔr]
TOEFL
adj. 战后的;
词根：post在后面+war战争→adj.战后的
① (ADJ) 战后的；战后不久的；（尤指）第二次世界大战后的
Post-war is used to describe things that happened, existed, or were made in the period immediately after a war, especially the Second World War, 1939-45.
● In the post-war years her writing regularly appeared in The New Journal...
她的文章在战后那几年经常出现在《新日报》上。
3、postdate
英[ˌpəʊst'deɪt] 美[postˈdet, ˈpost-]
TOEFL
vt. 填迟…的日期;
n. 事后日期;
词根：post在后面+date日期→v. 填迟……的日期 n. 事后日期
4、postcard
英[ˈpəʊstkɑ:d] 美[ˈpoʊstkɑrd]
考研| TOEFL
n. 明信片;
词根：post邮件,邮政+card纸片→n.明信片
① (N-COUNT) 明信片
A postcard is a piece of thin card, often with a picture on one side, which you can write on and send to people without using an envelope.