delay
- v.延迟;使拖延;推迟;延期;使耽搁;使迟到
- n.延误;延期;耽搁;延迟(或耽搁、拖延)的时间
过去式： delayed 现在分词： delaying 过去分词： delayed 第三人称单数： delays
de- 完全,加强 + lay 拖延
delaynoun
延迟（或耽搁、拖延）的时间
a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.
路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.
来信收悉，迟复为歉。
a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay
两小时的延误
延期；耽搁；延误
a situation in which sth does not happen when it should; the act of delaying
There's no time for delay.
没有时间了，不能拖延了。
Report it to the police without delay (= immediately) .
赶快将此事报告警方。
verb
延迟；延期；推迟
to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time
The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.
法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。
She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock.
她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.
他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。
Don't delay─call us today!
别拖延——今天就给我们打电话！
使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延
to make sb late or force them to do sth more slowly
Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.
数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。
The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.) .
政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。
delay
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VERB 使延期;使延迟;推迟
If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June...
因为感情方面的原因，我想把离开的日期延迟至6月。
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VERB 使延误;使耽搁
To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.Can you delay him in some way?...
你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗？
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VERB （故意）拖延，磨蹭
If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something.If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。
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N-VAR 延期;延迟;推迟
If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone...
他们声称这样的延期对谁都不会造成损害。
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N-UNCOUNT 延误;耽搁
Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.There is no time left for delay...
已经没有时间再耽误了。
noun
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- the act of delaying;inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- Synonym: holdup
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- time during which some action is awaited
- instant replay caused too long a delay
- he ordered a hold in the action
- Synonym: hold time lag postponement wait
verb
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- slow the growth or development of
- The brain damage will retard the child's language development
- Synonym: check retard
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- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
- she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
- Synonym: detain hold up
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- stop or halt
- Please stay the bloodshed!
- Synonym: stay detain
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- act later than planned, scheduled, or required
- Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered
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We would like to apologize for the delay .
我们愿对延迟表示歉意。
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For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June
因为感情方面的原因，我想把离开的日期延迟至6月。
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Connection to the gas supply was delayed for three days .
接通煤气延迟了三天。
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The delay is due simply to the volume of traffic .
延误完全是因为交通拥挤。
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There 's no time for delay .
没有时间了，不能拖延了。
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The delay was due to human error .
延误是人为错误造成的。
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Don 't delay ─ call us today !
别拖延——今天就给我们打电话！
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Fortunately the short delay gave him time to gather himself .
幸运的是，这短暂的拖延给了他喘息的时间。
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The work should be carried out without undue delay .
进行这项工作不得有不当的延误。
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The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed .
最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。
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We cannot guarantee our flights will never be delayed .
我们不能保证我们的所有航班均不误点。
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The train was delayed because a tree had fallen across the line .
火车晚点是因为有一棵树横倒在铁轨上。
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They announced that the flight would be delayed .
广播通知，该航班将误点。
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He delayed telling her the news , waiting for the right moment .
他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。
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She 's suffering a delayed reaction to the shock .
她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
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It will take about an hour to get there , allowing for traffic delays .
考虑到交通阻塞，到那里大约需要一小时。
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Commuters will face long delays on the roads today .
路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
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This was just the latest in a series of delaying tactics .
这只是一系列拖延战术中的一个新花招。
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This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies .
这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。
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The flight delay was occasioned by the need for a further security check .
这次航班的延误是由于必须做进一步的安全检查。
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We should like to offer our apologies for the delay to your flight today .
今天航班误点，敬请原谅。
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Any delay will prejudice the child 's welfare .
任何延误都会损及这个孩子的身心健康。
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We apologize for the delay and regret any inconvenience it may have caused .
我们对此次延误以及因此有可能造成的所有不便表示道歉。
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We apologize for the delay in answering your letter .
来信收悉，迟复为歉。
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Filming was delayed because of bad weather .
由于天气恶劣拍摄受阻了。
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Strike-bound travellers face long delays .
因罢工滞留的旅客要耽搁很长时间。
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Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour .
数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。
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By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay .
此时乘客们对延误已开始感到不满。
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Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting .
由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
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The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender .
法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。
较正式用词，多指故意拖延。
The students would like to defer their discussion until next Monday afternoon.
学生们想把讨论会推迟到下星期一下午进行。
The bank agreed to defer their payments for four months.
银行同意他们延期4个月付款。
Hand in your proposal as soon as possible - you have deferred too long.
尽快提交你的议案——你拖延得太久了。
指会议休会、法庭休庭或审判延期。
The meeting is adjourned for an unknown reason.
会议莫名其妙地休会了。
It was almost 10 o'clock when the court adjourned.
法庭休庭的时候差不多已经10点了。
The trial will be adjourned until June.
审判将推迟到6月。
多指由于外在原因而推迟或耽误，有时也指有意推迟。
The rain delayed the opening ceremony for one hour.
大雨使开幕式延迟了1个小时。
The board decided to delay their vacation until next week.
董事会决定把休假推迟到下周。
Don't delay - homework right now!
别拖了，现在就写作业！
多指有计划地延期，通常会明确延期到何时。
They planned to postpone their trip until the spring.
他们打算把旅行推迟到春天。
Nokia has postponed the release of its new product.
诺基亚已经推迟了新产品的发布。
尤指因出现问题或不想现在做某事而推迟，作此义解时常可与 delay 换用。
The sports meeting has been put off/delayed until tomorrow due to bad weather.
由于天气恶劣，运动会推迟到明天举行。
The meeting has been put off/delayed until next week so that more people can attend.
为了使更多的人可以参加，此次会议已推迟到下周。