delay

[di'lei]

v.耽搁, 推迟, 延误
n.耽搁, 延期, 推迟

vt.

1. 延缓; 使延期

2. 耽搁; 延误

The accident delayed the train for two hours.

事故使火车耽搁了两小时。

vi.

拖延; 耽搁

I'm sorry that I've delayed so long.

我很抱歉拖了这么久。

n.

1. 延迟; 耽搁[U][C]

My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.

我的医生劝我立即戒烟。

Heavy fog is causing serious delays of all incoming flights.

浓雾造成了所有进场班机严重误点。

After much delay, the results of the survey were published.

耽搁多时之后, 调查结果终于公布了。

2. 耽搁的时间[C]

词形变化

名词: delayer | 动词过去式: delayed | 动词过去分词: delayed | 动词现在分词: delaying | 动词第三人称单数: delays |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使延期; 耽搁

detain  postpone  put off  hold up  

同义参见:

shelf  tarry  drag  retard  restrain  block  stall  dillydally  linger  obstruct  loiter  lag  impede  stay  suspend  defer  table  wait  dally  

反义:

vt.vi.延缓; 拖延; 耽搁

hurry  hasten  

反义参见:

advance  

英英释义

名词 delay:

time during which some action is awaited

同义词：hold, time lag, postponement, wait

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

同义词：holdup

动词 delay:

cause to be slowed down or delayed

同义词：detain, hold up

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

stop or halt

同义词：stay, detain

slow the growth or development of

同义词：check, retard

补充

delaydelay英:[diˈlei] 美:[dɪˈle]n.1.耽搁, 延迟His delay made the teacher angry.他的迟到使老师生气了。2.被耽搁[推迟]的事件或时间My delay in going abroad is due to my illness.我推迟出国是因为我生病了。vt. & vi.1.(使)耽搁, 延误It is getting late, don't delay.时间已晚, 不要耽搁了。Heavy traffic delayed us.繁忙的交通把我们耽误了。vt.1.推迟, 使延期

例句

1. We decided to delay our departure.我们决定推迟动身日期。 2. the decision to delay the meeting将会议延期的决定 3. A hold-up on the motorway delayed me.我因为高速公路上发生交通阻塞耽搁了时间。 4. Bad weather delayed the train for two hours.恶劣的天气致使火车延误了两个小时。 5. Can you delay him in some way?你能想法拖住他一会儿吗？ 6. Don't delay too long.别拖太长时间。 7. Don't delay, write in now.别拖了, 现在就写吧。 8. If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.如果他再磨蹭, 太阳就要出来了。 9. There will be delays to trains on the London-Brighton line.伦敦至布赖顿线的火车将会推迟发车。 10. There is no time left for delay.没有时间再拖了。 11. an indefinite delay on plans to abolish duty-free shopping无限期延迟取消免税商店的计划 12. We'll send you a quote without delay.我们会马上把报价发给你。 13. They wanted a delay in introducing the new law.他们想延期出台这项新的法律。 14. Bad weather caused delays on most flights.恶劣的天气导致绝大多数航班延误。 15. A delay of 300 minutes could mean severe damage to heart muscles, sometimes irreparable.耽搁300分钟可能意味着对心肌造成严重损坏, 有时甚至是无法修复的。 16. There's at least a three-second delay in the 'live pictures' reaching your TV screens.“现场画面”传送到电视屏幕至少有三秒的延迟。 17. The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared.驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。 18. The dense fog delayed the plane's start.浓雾延误了飞机的起飞。 19. She delayed until it was too late.她拖得太晚了。 20. A tight schedule means we can't delay any longer.一张紧凑的时间表表明我们不能再耽搁。 21. the train was delayed.火车误点了。 22. time being of the essence, they delayed no longer.时间至关重要，他们不再耽搁。 23. he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates.他可能决定延迟下一次降息。 24. a two-hour delay.耽误两小时。 25. long delays in obtaining passports.获得护照的长时间耽搁。 26. I set off without delay.我马上出发。 27. The plane was delayed for several hours because of bad weather.这班飞机因天气恶劣而误点了几个小时。 28. I was forced to delay the trip until the following week.我被逼把旅行推迟到下一个星期。 29. delays are likely on the roads because of heavy traffic.由于交通繁忙，很可能要在路上耽搁。 30. If you smell gas, report it without delay (= immediately).闻到煤气味道要马上报告。 31. Do you know what's causing the delay?你知道推迟的原因吗？ 32. The nurse apologized for the delay [=wait] and said that the doctor would be in shortly.护士对耽搁表示了歉意，并说医生一会儿就到。 33. a number of flight delays多个航班的延误 34. "After months of delay, construction on the new school began."拖延数月之后，新学校开工建设了。 35. The roof must be repaired without delay. [=immediately]这个屋顶必须马上维修。 36. Airline travelers are experiencing delays of up to three hours.飞机乘客常碰上延误，有的长达三小时。 37. The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.医生想把手术推迟几个星期。 38. They delayed [=put off] having children until their late 30s.他们一直推迟到将近40岁才要孩子。 39. She's planning to delay her retirement.她正在计划推迟退休。 40. "He delayed too long, and now it's too late."他耽搁的时间太长了，现在为时已晚。 41. “Don't delay! Sale ends Saturday.”“快来买吧！促销周六就结束了。” 42. Production problems delayed the introduction of the new model by several months.生产问题使得新款上市推迟了数月。 43. We were delayed by traffic.我们因交通堵塞耽搁了。 44. Many flights were delayed.许多航班都延误了。 45. He had a very delayed reaction to the medication. [=a reaction that did not happen immediately]他对这种药物的反应很迟缓。