专四考试常见词辨析：defer还有延迟的意思
<p> <span word="delay">delay</span>, <span word="postpone">postpone</span>, <span word="defer">defer</span>, <span word="suspend">suspend</span>, <span word="prolong">prolong</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span></p><p> 这些动词或短语动词均有推延，延期之意。</p><p> <span word="delay">delay</span> : 普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。</p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.</p><p> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> : 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。</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.(他们因天气原因而延迟离开。)</p><p> <span word="defer">defer</span> : 正式用词，语气强于<span word="postpone">postpone</span>，多指故意拖延。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="deferred">deferred</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>.(这个部门推迟了六个月才作决定。)</p><p> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> : 指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。</p><p> <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="hostilities">hostilities</span>.(冲突双方同意暂时停火。)</p><p> <span word="prolong">prolong</span> : 指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span>.(两国推迟签约直到就细节达成协议。)</p><p> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> : 口语用词，与<span word="postpone">postpone</span>同义，但较通俗。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="illness">illness</span>.(由于他生病而推迟了约会。)</p><p> </p>
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