【Business Conversation-11】Delayed Flight ( 班機延誤 )

Delayed Flight ( 班機延誤 )
A : Hey, Todd.This is Rob
my flight has been delayed
I won't be there on time
B : I guess I'll have to do the presentation alone
A : are you prepared to do that?
B : I have no choice
A : can we postpone the meeting
B : no theclients are catching a flight rightafter the meeting
【Biz Vocab】商用英文單字 ( 點擊左邊箭頭打開釋義+例句 ) delayed /dɪˈleɪd/ a. 被延誤了 happening at a later time than expected or intended : Officials said that the reason for the large number of delayed flights was the bad weather conditions .
The protests are a delayed reaction to last week's announcement .
He's suffering from delayed shock . presentation /ˌprez.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/ n. 簡報 a talk giving information about something:
The speaker gave an interesting presentation on urban transport .
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples a talk
talk She will give a talk on keeping kids safe on the internet. lecture The lecture is entitled "War and the Modern American Presidency". presentation We were given a presentation of progress made to date. speech You might have to make a speech when you accept the award. address He took the oath of office then delivered his inaugural address. oration It was to become one of the most famous orations in American history. See more results »
an occasion when prizes , qualifications , etc. are formally given to those who have won or achieved them:
The presentation of prizes and certificates will take place in the main hall . postpone /poʊstˈpoʊn/ v. 順延 to delay an event and plan or decide that it should happen at a later date or time : They decided to postpone their holiday until next year .
[ + -ing verb ] We've had to postpone go ing to France because the children are ill .
Synonyms defer
put sth off
Opposite bring sth forward mainly UK
Compare prorogue specialized
shelve
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples to cancel something
cancel Sorry, I have to cancel our plans tonight. call off The game has been called off because of the weather. off The meeting's off because James is ill. scrap We've scrapped our plans for a trip to France. suspend The ferry service has been suspended for the day because of bad weather. postpone We've postponed the wedding until next year.