【本期解答】
As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______it.
A) postpone B) refuse C) delay D) cancel
【译文】因为我们再没有时间等命令的交付，我们必须取消它。
delivery n.投递,传送
How many deliveries are there in your town every day?你们城里每天送几次信?
交付,交货
We guarantee prompt delivery of goods.我们保证立即交货。
一次投递(或交付)的邮件(或货物)；转让;引渡
[搭配] delivery of a criminal引渡罪犯
分娩
The mother had a difficult delivery.那位母亲难产。
演讲(或唱歌)的姿态
He has an excellent delivery.他有极优美的演讲风格。
【书】释放;解救[(+from)]
A)postpone vt.使延期,延迟,延缓[(+to/until)][+v-ing]
They postponed sending an answer to a request.他们耽搁了对一项请求的答覆。
The concert has been postponed to Saturday.音乐会延迟到星期六。
The sports meet was postponed because of rain.运动会因雨延期。
把...放在次要地位
postpone private gain to the public welfare把个人利益置于公众福利之后
【语】把...放在后面(或句尾)
vi.
1. 延迟,延缓
2. (疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发)
B) refuse vt. 拒绝;拒受;拒给;不准
He refused my offer of help.他拒绝了我的帮助。
拒不;不肯,不愿[+to-v]
The engine refused to start.引擎怎么也发动不起来。
Martin refused to discuss the matter.马丁拒绝讨论此事。
(马)不肯跃过
vi.拒绝
It never occurred to me that you would refuse.我从未想到你会拒绝。
(马)不肯越过障碍物
C) delay vt.延缓;使延期;耽搁;延误
The accident delayed the train for two hours.事故使火车耽搁了两小时。
vi.拖延;耽搁
I'm sorry that I've delayed so long.我很抱歉拖了这么久。
n.延迟;耽搁
My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.我的医生劝我立即戒烟。
Heavy fog is causing serious delays of all incoming flights.浓雾造成了降落班机严重的误点。
After much delay, the results of the survey were published.耽搁多时之后,调查结果终于公布了。
耽搁的时间
D)cance vt.删去,划掉;勾销,盖销(邮票等)
You should cancel this preposition in the sentence.你应该删去句子中的这个介词。
取消,废除;中止
The game was cancelled because of the rain.比赛因为下雨而取消了。
抵消,对消[(+out)]
This will cancel your debt to me.这可抵消你欠我的债务。
【数】约去,消去[(+out)]；销(帐)[(+out)]
【vi.数】相约,相消;互相抵消
The $5 I owed him and the $5 he owes me cancel out.他与我各欠对方五元,正好相互抵消。
取消;中止
n.删除;取消;撤销;轧票钳,打孔器
