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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?
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Thanks.
鲜花(77) 鸡蛋(0)
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.) S+ W, w2 J, ~! R

& n4 U' }" \9 m! w% K% K2 NIf something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the departure of a plane.: }  w# E* @  z5 U
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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.) z- y, K3 ]1 ~: Q
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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!
鲜花(152) 鸡蛋(1)
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.& D+ u) F/ Y$ r; K" w- V# \

" I1 f5 M8 O* ~3 @8 S- F5 ~8 W+ iIf something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the depar ...6 a* Y; ^5 K, Q. F% e0 v6 v
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
鲜花(327) 鸡蛋(0)
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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