| 单词 | postdate |
| 释义 | postdate (once / 214897 pages) v WORD FAMILY postdate: postdated, postdates, postdating+/antedate: antedated, antedates, antedating/datable: undatable/date: antedate, datable, dateable, dated, dateless, dates, dating, foredate, misdate, postdate, predate/dated: datedly, undated/dateless: datelessly/dating: datings/misdate: misdated, misdates, misdating/predate: predated, predates, predating USAGE EXAMPLESNot fretting about an hourlong postdate commute allows drinks to turn into dinner, for instance. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) The Times had been investigating whether Ms. Coico’s expenses were accurately recorded, or whether some had been postdated. New York Times(Oct 07, 2016) FOR China’s leaders it is as if, having signed a postdated cheque in their country’s favour, Western countries are threatening not to honour it. Economist(May 05, 2016) 1v be later in time Syn|Ant follow come after, follow come after in time, as a result antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate be earlier in time; go back further 2v establish something as being later relative to something else Ant|Hyper antedate, foredate, predate establish something as being earlier relative to something else chronologise, chronologize establish the order in time of something |
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