The Tokyo Olympics has been postponed because of the pandemic.

因疫情原因，东京奥运会已推迟。

It can cause major events to be postponed.

会导致重要活动延期。

It rained, and consequently our picnic was postponed.

那天下雨，因此我们的野餐延期了。

And the election for that position has been postponed.

选举被迫推迟。

At least 15 other states have also postponed their primaries.

除该州之外，至少还有15个州也推迟了总统初选。

The EU's admittance was postponed, pending talks with Canada.

欧盟的准入被推迟，等待与加拿大对话。

All further Quidditch training and matches are to be postponed.

所有魁地奇训练和比赛都被延期。

And now it's been postponed indefinitely.

现在看来，这场记者会要无限期推迟了。

The official announced that they have postponed the burial today in his hometown.

官员宣布他们今天推迟了在他家乡的葬礼。

A crisis meeting aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict has been postponed.

旨在解决乌克兰冲突的危机处理会议延迟。

Now, the games were postponed last summer.

奥运会已去夏天被推迟。

There’s been so much rain lately; I was wondering if it’s postponed.

最近雨水天气较多；运动会是否会推迟。

Democrats in the chamber want the hearings to be postponed.

众议院的民主党人希望证会延期举行。

So " put off" means " postpone" and " call off" means " cancel" .

“put off”意思是“推迟”，“call off”意思是“取消”。

You're talking through your hat when you say our exams have been postponed.

你说我们的考试推迟了，这简直是胡说八道。

Several matches in the rugby World Cup, which Japan is hosting, had to be postponed.

由日本主办的橄榄球世界杯的几场比赛不得不推迟。

Friday, the defense asked for jury selection to be postponed, but the Judge said no.

周五，被告要求延迟选定陪审团，被法官驳回。

And elective surgeries have been postponed to free up hospitals

可择期进行的手术也被推迟以为医院腾出空间。

You probably want to use " postpone" .

最好用 postpone。

Nearby highways and public schools were temporarily closed, and Washington Nationals baseball game has been postponed.

附近的高速公路和公共学校暂时关闭, 华盛顿国民队的棒球比赛被迫推迟。