1.defer [dɪ'fɜː]
v. 推迟,延期
My bank has agreed to defer the repayments on my loan.
银行同意我推迟归还贷款。
2.postpone [pəʊs(t)'pəʊn]
v. 延期,延迟
We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.
孩子生病了,我们不得不延迟去法国。
3.*delay [dɪ'leɪ]
v. 延期,耽搁
n. 延期
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather.
坏天气导致交通延迟。
4.prolong [prə'lɒŋ]
v. 延长,拖延,延期
prolong life 延年益寿
We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.
我们玩得很高兴,于是决定再呆一周。
5.*cancel ['kæns(ə)l]
v./n. 取消,撤销,废除
She cancelled her trip to Paris.
她取消了巴黎之行。
6.abolish [ə'bɒlɪʃ]
vt. 废除,取消
abolish slavery 废除奴隶制
7.delete [dɪ'liːt]
v. 删除
I deleted the file by accident.
我不小心把文档删除了。
8.erase [ɪ'reɪz]
v. 擦掉,消除
eraser n. 橡皮
I kept changing my mind and erasing my answers on the test.
我不断地改变主意,把试卷上的写下的答案擦掉。
9.*eliminate [ɪ'lɪmɪneɪt]
v. 消除,根除
You can never totally eliminate the possibility of human error.
你永远不可能完全消除人为失误的可能性。
Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash.
有了信用卡就用不着携带很多现金。
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