delay; postpone; procrastinate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to delay; to procrastinate; to put off; to shelve
formalOften implies deliberately delaying or shelving matters, especially by making excuses. More formal than 拖延.
jiè借
gù故
tuī推
dàng宕
to make excuses for procrastinating
cǐ此
shì事
bù不
yí宜
zài再
tuī推
dàng宕
xià下
qù去
le了
。
This matter should not be delayed any longer.
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tā他
lǎo老
shì是
tuī推
dàng宕
，
bù不
kěn肯
zuò做
chū出
jué决
dìng定
。
He keeps procrastinating and refuses to make a decision.
huì会
yì议
yīn因
gù故
tuī推
dàng宕
zhì至
xià下
zhōu周
。
The meeting has been postponed until next week due to certain reasons.