delay
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. 推迟
For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980. 由于感情上的原因，我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。
They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers. 他们推迟了要孩子，为了要建立事业这个通常的理由。
2. V-T To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延误; 耽搁
Can you delay him in some way?
你能用什么办法耽搁他一下吗？
Various setbacks and problems delayed production. 各种各样的挫折和问题延误了生产。
3. V-I If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. 拖延
If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up. 如果他再拖延下去，太阳就要升起来了。
4. N-VAR If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected. 耽搁
They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone. 他们声称这样的耽搁不会伤害任何人。
5. N-UNCOUNT Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. 延误
We'll send you a quote without delay. 我们会立即向你方报价。
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delay /dɪˈleɪ/ (delaying,delayed,delays)
剑桥词典
- A2 [ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
- The new treatment can delay the onset of the disease by several years .
- This decision may delay the process of European unification.
- The legal to-ings and fro-ings could delay the start of the trial for up to six months .
- The project has been delayed by innumerable problems .
- They've just announced on the PA that our flight's been delayed. 返回 delay
to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected
（使）延迟，（使）延误；（使）延期
My plane was delayed by an hour . 我乘坐的飞机延误了1个小时。
Heavy snow delayed the start of the game . 大雪迫使比赛延迟开始。
[ 动词后面接一个动词ing结构 ] I think we should delay deciding about this until next year . 我认为我们应该等到明年再决定这件事。
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]
to cause someone or something to be slow or late
使耽误，使耽搁；使迟到
I was delayed by traffic . 由于交通的原因我被耽搁了。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]
to not act quickly or immediately
行动迟缓，磨蹭
If you delay now, the opportunity might be lost . 现在你如果不赶快行动就可能会失去机会。
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