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raincheck verb[ I or T ] (alsorain check)uk /ˈreɪn.tʃek/ us /ˈreɪn.tʃek/ to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a later time: (不能应邀时)请对方下次再邀 Mike asked Sally out but she rainchecked.迈克约莎莉出去,但她说下次吧。 How many times will you keep rainchecking me?你还要我再请多少次? The person who initiated the whole idea is the one who rainchecked! I just rainchecked plans with Molly because I'm sunbathing. Sorry if our meetings get rainchecked this month. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Delaying and wasting time ado busywork buy timeidiom carry something over dally gridlock hold up inefficiency inefficiently kept kick push retard retardation set someone back (something) shelve sit sit on something spin stall |