34英语二-词汇延迟，取消等

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。