| 词汇 | delay |
| 释义 | delay (verb) delay 3 ENTRIES FOUND: delay (noun) delay (verb) delaying tactic (noun) 1 delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun plural delays 1 delay /dɪˈleɪ/ noun plural delays Learner's definition of DELAY 1 : a situation in which something happens later than it should延期；推迟；耽搁 [count] Do you know what's causing the delay?你知道推迟的原因吗？ 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。 a number of flight delays多个航班的延误 [noncount] After months of delay, construction on the new school began.拖延数月之后，新学校开工建设了。 The roof must be repaired without delay. [=immediately]这个屋顶必须马上维修。 2 [count] : the amount of time that you must wait for something that is late耽搁的时间；延误的时间 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。 2 delay /dɪˈleɪ/ verb delays; delayed; delaying 2 delay /dɪˈleɪ/ verb delays; delayed; delaying Learner's definition of DELAY 1 : to wait until later to do something : to make something happen later延期；推迟；耽搁 [+ object] The doctor wants to delay surgery for a few weeks.医生想把手术推迟几个星期。 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。 She's planning to delay her retirement.她正在计划推迟退休。 [no object] 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。 “Don't delay! Sale ends Saturday.”“快来买吧！促销周六就结束了。” 2 [+ object] : to make (something or someone) late : to make (something or someone) take longer than expected or planned（使）延期，推迟，耽搁 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。 — often used as (be) delayed常用作(be) delayed We were delayed by traffic.我们因交通堵塞耽搁了。 Many flights were delayed.许多航班都延误了。 — delayed adjective [more delayed; most delayed] 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。 |
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