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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.
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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.7 g* b+ X! D( ]% b$ l
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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.
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4 S' d* r# w# L1 H3 e( i+ dOn the other hand, something like a product that is supposed to be released can be "delayed" (not postponed) for months.
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鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
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
老杨团队 追求完美
They certainly have similar meanings, but they are not interchangeable in many cases.
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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 ...1 ^+ ^1 H  ^! Q# g: y
Xbfeng 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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