delay

/dɪˈleɪ/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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延迟；推迟；耽搁；延误；延迟；耽搁的时间

释义与例句

v. 延迟；推迟；耽搁
to make something happen later than expected, or to wait until later to do something
  1. Heavy snow delayed the opening of the airport.
    大雪使机场推迟开放。
  2. The train was delayed by a signal failure.
    列车因信号故障而晚点。
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  1. Do not delay seeking medical advice.
    不要拖延就医咨询。
n. 延误；延迟；耽搁的时间
a period of waiting caused by something happening later than expected
  1. Passengers complained about the long delay.
    乘客们抱怨延误时间过长。
  2. There will be a slight delay in processing your application.
    处理你的申请会稍有延迟。
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  1. Please send the documents without delay.
    请立即寄送文件，不要耽搁。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 delay 后可接 doing，不接 to do：delay making a decision（推迟作决定）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • delayed 延误的；延迟的
    常用于 delayed flights（延误的航班）或 delayed effects（延迟出现的效应）。
同义词
  • postpone 推迟
    postpone 指有意把安排改到更晚时间；delay 可指意外耽搁，也可指推迟做某事。
    They postponed the match until Saturday. 他们把比赛推迟到了星期六。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • postpone 延期；推迟
    delay 强调比原计划晚或造成等待；postpone 强调主动改期，通常已有新的时间安排。
    The ceremony was postponed because of rain. 典礼因下雨而延期。
常见搭配
  • without delay 立即；毫不拖延地
    The injured workers were treated without delay. 受伤工人立即得到了救治。
  • a delay in ……方面的延误
    We apologise for the delay in replying to your email. 很抱歉未能及时回复你的邮件。
  • be delayed by 因……而延误
    Our flight was delayed by bad weather. 我们的航班因恶劣天气而延误。