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does anyone know what different between postpone and delay?

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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?3 j! b5 N% \* Y  N
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Thanks.
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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.9 q, @6 x# x- S$ C2 [
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If something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the departure of a plane.
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- R' d2 x* @# E. [# [3 J, T* F- v" Y( `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./ [6 O' A8 v: C$ W1 m# }

0 K' e9 ^" U( o5 c% o- {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.. J2 T) ~  n! C
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If something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the depar ...% ~9 A: s; x  \# n1 L" |
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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