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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?/ \8 a" `. u1 r# `7 w
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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.
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+ v; Z4 F- `, k/ I/ K0 ?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.8 ~9 d8 E$ ]0 b" X) V/ z) w3 b

3 d# P) Y& a4 u$ r( K4 m8 `5 @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.! M3 m9 O* S) w: b
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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.% N" S" @4 S: S

2 r0 b9 y0 Z& s/ [/ rIf something will be pushed back in time by a few hours, it's delayed. For example, weather can delay the depar ...
5 I3 z" l$ s7 [0 t, kXbfeng 发表于 2009-6-4 17:32
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WELL EXPLAINED
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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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