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. 推遲
For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980. 由於感情上的原因，我想把啓程時間推遲到1980年6月。
They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers. 他們推遲了要孩子，爲了要建立事業這個通常的理由。
2. V-T To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延誤; 耽擱
Can you delay him in some way?
你能用什麽辦法耽擱他一下嗎？
Various setbacks and problems delayed production. 各種各樣的挫折和問題延誤了生産。
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，太陽就要陞起來了。
4. N-VAR If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected. 耽擱
They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone. 他們聲稱這樣的耽擱不會傷害任何人。
5. N-UNCOUNT Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. 延誤
We'll send you a quote without delay. 我們會立即曏你方報價。
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delay /dɪˈleɪ/ (delaying,delayed,delays)
剑桥词典
- A2 [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
- 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）延遲，（使）延誤；（使）延期
My plane was delayed by an hour . 我乘坐的飛機延誤了1個小時。
Heavy snow delayed the start of the game . 大雪迫使比賽延遲開始。
[ 動詞後麪接一個動詞ing結搆 ] I think we should delay deciding about this until next year . 我認爲我們應該等到明年再決定這件事。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to cause someone or something to be slow or late
使耽誤，使耽擱；使遲到
I was delayed by traffic . 由於交通的原因我被耽擱了。
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]
to not act quickly or immediately
行動遲緩，磨蹭
If you delay now, the opportunity might be lost . 現在你如果不趕快行動就可能會失去機會。
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