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does anyone know what different between postpone and delay?

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鲜花(362) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2009-6-4 11:52 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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When I write a report, some project were postponed/delayed? what is the different?% p6 O2 w5 y, {* V+ d

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发表于 2009-6-4 17:32 | 显示全部楼层
They certainly have similar meanings, but they are not interchangeable in many cases.  X& n* j. |. s- h- c$ E/ P

" o- e! b0 k0 W* W1 Q6 X# l/ }( r, r% eIf something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the departure of a plane.+ `! O+ w1 A7 r+ n# Z

* U) k: Z. R# h$ A; @When something is pushed back to a specific date, days or even weeks later, it's postponed. A business meeting might be postponed because one of the key people got called out of town.- J$ c0 W7 L  t/ f' C0 m
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On the other hand, something like a product that is supposed to be released can be "delayed" (not postponed) for months.
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发表于 2009-6-5 17:35 | 显示全部楼层
又学到了有用的词汇知识!
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发表于 2009-6-6 22:35 | 显示全部楼层
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They certainly have similar meanings, but they are not interchangeable in many cases.
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% [; m( D$ l. o" y9 L1 ^+ z; zIf something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the depar ...4 i. P/ Y( N/ L) Q" m0 G' e; s
Xbfeng 发表于 2009-6-4 17:32

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 楼主| 发表于 2009-6-8 16:09 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2009-6-20 23:48 | 显示全部楼层
感觉是从上级那里来DELAY,都是POSTPONE,下级那里来的就成了DELAY了。因为有人可以BLAME了。哈哈。。。
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