| 释义 |
put something back1Reschedule a planned event to a later time or date: they have put back the film’s release date to September...- Venues could be forced to close if the date is not put back.
- The monthly meeting of the guild has been put back to the later date of Wednesday, May 18.
- Although the date of June 4 has been set for trial, it is believed an application could be made by the defence team to put that date back to enable further preparations to be made.
1.1Delay something: greater public control may put back the modernization of the industry...- Its launch has been put back by negotiation delays, although the company confirms it is in negotiations with the larger studios and also with TV companies.
- The company's chief executive has been denied a visa, in a move that surely means the already delayed October 21 start of the trial will be put back still further.
- If the university is not planning on being a partner with the council, it puts the plan back a long way.
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