及物动词使延期，延缓; 把…放在次要地位; 把…放在后面

不及物动词延缓; 延缓发作

1. 推迟；使延期；延缓
If you postpone an event, you delay it or arrange for it to take place at a later time than was originally planned.

e.g. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day...
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
e.g. The visit has now been postponed indefinitely.
参观现在已经被无限期推迟了。

名词议事日程; 待议诸事项一览表; 日常工作事项; 议程（ agendum的名词复数）

1. （政治）议题
You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda.

e.g. Does television set the agenda on foreign policy?...
电视舆论对外交政策有影响吗？
e.g. Many of the coalition members could have their own political agendas...
许多联盟成员可能会有他们自己的政治议题。

2. 议事日程
An agenda is a list of the items that have to be discussed at a meeting.

e.g. This is sure to be an item on the agenda next week...
这一定会成为下星期议事日程上的一项议题。
e.g. High on the agenda of tomorrow's meeting will be the turmoil in Japan.
日本发生的骚乱将是明天会议的首要议题。

名词招待，邀请; 请柬，请帖; 引诱，吸引，诱惑

1. 邀请
An invitation is a written or spoken request to come to an event such as a party, a meal, or a meeting.

e.g. ...an invitation to lunch...
共进午餐的邀请
e.g. The Syrians have not yet accepted an invitation to attend...
叙利亚人还没有接到出席邀请。

2. 请帖;请柬
An invitation is the card or paper on which an invitation is written or printed.

e.g. Hundreds of invitations are being sent out this week.
本周将寄出数百份请柬。
e.g. ...gold embossed invitation cards.
烫金的请柬

3. 诱因;招致…的行为
If you believe that someone's action is likely to have a particular result, especially a bad one, you can refer to the action as an invitation to that result.

e.g. ...a war that most liberal Democrats regarded as an invitation to disaster...
一场大部分自由民主党人认为会招致灾难的战争
e.g. Don't leave your shopping on the back seat of your car — it's an open invitation to a thief.
别把买的东西放在汽车后座上——那会招来小偷的。

名词组织者，编制者，发起人; [生]形成体; 〈口〉公文柜，（分类记事的）备忘记事簿; [计]整理器