2015年08月14日 UKEC海外区
这三者均可表示将某事推迟到原订时间之后的某一时间进行,其后可接名词或动名词,但一般不接不定式,通常用to, till, until 等介词 来表达推迟到何时,例如:He decided to delay/postpone/put off his holiday to/till/until next month. 这三个词有以下几点细微区别:1. delay 除表示推迟日期外,还可表示暂时阻挠或阻挡,因此有“耽搁,拖延”等含义,例如:The heavy rain delayed my journey. 2. postpone 和 put off 主要用于延期,两者常可换用,只是后者较通俗和口语化;但是 put off 有时以人作宾语,表示借辞推脱或搪塞某人、推迟或取消与某人的约会、使某人不高兴或反感、打扰某人、让某人下车等,此时不宜用 postpone。如:He tried to put me off with more promises. We’ve invited friends to dinner and it’s too late to put them off now. Don’t be put off by the title-it’s a really good book. Don’t put me off when I’m trying to concentrate. 注:delay 也可以人作宾语,但强调的是耽搁某人的时间。如:I was delayed by the traffic. 3. delay 除用作动词外,还用作名词,其余两者不用作名词。如: We must leave without delay. That is the reason of my delay in answering your letter. 注:名词 delay 后可接 in doing sth,但不接 of doing sth 或不定式。
这三者均可表示将某事推迟到原订时间之后的某一时间进行,其后可接名词或动名词,但一般不接不定式,通常用to, till, until 等介词 来表达推迟到何时,例如:
He decided to delay/postpone/put off his holiday to/till/until next month.
这三个词有以下几点细微区别:
1. delay 除表示推迟日期外,还可表示暂时阻挠或阻挡,因此有“耽搁,拖延”等含义,例如:
The heavy rain delayed my journey.
2. postpone 和 put off 主要用于延期,两者常可换用,只是后者较通俗和口语化;但是 put off 有时以人作宾语,表示借辞推脱或搪塞某人、推迟或取消与某人的约会、使某人不高兴或反感、打扰某人、让某人下车等,此时不宜用 postpone。如:
He tried to put me off with more promises.
We’ve invited friends to dinner and it’s too late to put them off now.
Don’t be put off by the title-it’s a really good book.
Don’t put me off when I’m trying to concentrate.
注:delay 也可以人作宾语,但强调的是耽搁某人的时间。如:
I was delayed by the traffic.
3. delay 除用作动词外,还用作名词,其余两者不用作名词。如:
We must leave without delay.
That is the reason of my delay in answering your letter.
注:名词 delay 后可接 in doing sth,但不接 of doing sth 或不定式。
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