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时间 - 推迟

掌握与推迟有关的英语习语,例如“play for time”和“rain check”。

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English idioms related to Time

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: They will drag their heels on implementing the new software , causing delays in the project timeline .
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on hold
[短语]

in a suspended state to be considered and dealt with in the future

Ex: The company has put the expansion plans on hold due to market uncertainties.
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rain check
[名词]

refusal or cancellation of an invitation, offer, or plan with intention of accepting it or doing it at another time instead

雨票, 改日再约

雨票, 改日再约

Ex: I apologize , but I 'll need to give you rain check on helping out with the event tomorrow .
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to buy time
[短语]

to put something off in order to gain more time

Ex: The company bought time by securing interim funding to sustain operations .
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to keep postponing problems one must deal with

Ex: They were kicking the can down the road while hoping the problem would resolve itself.
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on ice
[短语]

used to refer to something that is temporarily inactive or postponed

Ex: The negotiations are currently on ice pending further discussions.
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to refrain from taking action when one should

Ex: By this time next year, they will be sitting on their hands if they don't initiate necessary reforms.
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on the fence
[短语]

used to show indecision over something

Ex: By the end of the month , they will have on the fence for a year , unable to make a final decision .
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to decide to do something that needs to taken care of right now at another time

Ex: Why put off until tomorrow what can be achieved today?
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to try to delay the occurrence of something so that one can prevent it from happening or have more time to properly prepare for it

Ex: By this time next month, they will still be playing for time, waiting for the market conditions to improve.
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