delay
英 [dɪˈleɪ] 美 [dɪˈle]

n.

延迟，拖延；耽搁；被耽搁或推迟的时间；

vt.

延期，推迟；耽搁；

vi.

延缓，延期；

变形

过去式：delayed过去分词：delayed现在分词：delaying第三人称单数：delays

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)耽搁,延误 (cause to) be late; move or act slowly, especially on purpose
2. vt. 推迟,使延期 put (sth) off until later; postpone

n.(名词)

1. [U]耽搁,延迟 delaying or being delayed
2. [C]被耽搁〔推迟〕的事件或时间 an example of being delayed; amount of time for which sb/sth is delayed

英英释义

delay[ di'lei ]

• n.
  • time during which some action is awaited

    "instant replay caused too long a delay"

    同义词：holdtime lagpostponementwait

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

    同义词：holdup

• v.
  • cause to be slowed down or delayed

    "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

    同义词：detainhold up

  • act later than planned, scheduled, or required

    "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

  • stop or halt

    同义词：staydetain

  • slow the growth or development of

    同义词：checkretard

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• delay a settlement of the question推迟解决问题
• delay answering the letter推迟答复
• delay dinner推迟宴会
• delay one's departure延误某人启程
• delay one's marriage推迟结婚
• delay one's plan延误计划
• delay one's trip耽误某人的旅行
• delay one's work耽误工作
• delay the appointment推迟任命
• delay the discussion on sth推迟讨论某事
• delay the flight延误航班
• delay the game推迟比赛
• delay the outbreak of the war推迟战争的爆发
• delay treatment延误治疗

～+副词

• delay disappointingly失望地延误
• delay heartbreakingly痛心地耽误
• delay immeasurably无限地延期
• delay injuriously有害地延误
• delay painfully痛苦地延误
• delay seriously严重耽误
• delay slightly稍稍推迟
• delay unaccountably莫名其妙地延期
• delay unfortunately不幸地延误
• delay unreasonably不合理地延长
• delay uselessly没必要地延期

～+介词

• delay for an hour推迟一小时
• delay for some time推迟一段时间
• delay until在…前交货

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• avoid delay避免耽搁
• cause delay造成延误

形容词+～

• great delay严重的耽搁
• long delay长期拖延
• serious delay严重的延误
• unnecessary delay不必要的耽搁
• unreasonable delay无故的拖延

介词+～

• after several delays几经耽搁
• owing to postal delays由于邮递的耽搁
• without delay不延迟地,立即
• without the least delay毫不延迟地

～+介词

• delay in delivery延期交货
• delay in payment延期支付
• delay of two hours两小时的拖延

词组短语

without delay立即；毫不迟延地

time delay延时，延迟

delay time延迟时间，推迟时间

transmission delay[计]传输延迟

long delay长时延迟；长时间的推迟

group delay群延迟

delay line延迟线

phase delay[电]相位延迟

short delay n. 短暂停留；瞬间延发

propagation delay传播延迟

packet delay包延迟；封包延迟；分组延迟

delay payment延付；延期付款；延期支付

delay in payment延期支付

delay spread延迟扩展

undue delay不当延误；不应有的延误

delay circuit延迟电路

delay senility延缓衰老

delay period燃烧滞后期，延迟周期

admit of no delay刻不容缓，毫不迟延地，立刻

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

suspend, defer, postpone, prolong, delay, put off

这组词都有“推延，延期”的意思，其区别是：

suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。

defer正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。

postpone正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。

prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。

delay普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。

put off口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。

postpone, delay

这组词都有“延迟”的意思，其区别是：

postponev.耽搁，暂缓，常指将某事放置一边，等到另一事发生或一定时间后再做。

Our meeting for today was postponed until next week.我们今天的会议推迟到下周举行。

delayv.延期，延缓，耽搁，常指由于不可避免的障碍等原因而延期。

Her late arrival delayed the start of the meeting.她的迟到使会议延迟开始。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. It was impossible to delay her at such a crisis.
   在这样一个紧要关头来耽搁她是不可能的。
2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
   我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。
3. Our plane was delayed by fog.
   我们的飞机因大雾而误点了。

用作名词(n.)

1. The weather is responsible for the delay.
   由于天气关系才耽搁了。
2. Delay is not permissible, even for a single day.
   不得延误，即使一日亦不可。
3. There was a delay of two hours before the plane took off.
   飞机起飞推迟了两个小时。

权威例句

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Preconditioning with ischemia : injury delay of lethal cell ischemic myocardium
A delay of lethal cell injury in ischemic myocardium
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