1·Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course—keeping Mother at home, postponing the operation—would have turned out better.
因为他们采取的行动结果很糟糕，他们认为相反的做法——让母亲呆在家里，推迟手术——会有更好的结果。
2·There's a strong case for postponing the exam.
有充分理由推迟考试。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·You must address the major technical, business, and programmatic risks as early as possible, rather than postponing risk resolution toward the end of the project.
你必须尽可能早地指出主要技术，业务和编程风险，而不是把风险的解决推迟到项目的最后。
4·Even if you are not a morning person, postponing the inevitable just makes it harder. Give yourself a few extra minutes to fully wake up or to enjoy a cup of coffee alone before everybody gets up.
即使你不爱早起，你也要知道推迟要做的事情只会越推越糟，何不预留一些时间让自己在大家都起床前完全清醒或是好好独自品味一杯香浓的咖啡呢？
5·The immediate savings would come from postponing the retirement of many Italians by excluding from their pension calculations time spent at university or doing military service.
目前的节省措施是通过从养老金计时间中除去上大学或者服兵役的时间来推迟许多意大利人退休时间。