delay

英 [dɪˈleɪ]

美 [dɪˈleɪ]

n.  延迟(或耽搁、拖延)的时间; 延期; 耽搁; 延误
v.  延迟; 延期; 推迟; 使迟到; 使耽搁; 使拖延

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

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2530 / COCA.3105

同义词辨析

deferadjourndelaypostponeput off【导航词义：推迟】

牛津词典

noun

• 延迟（或耽搁、拖延）的时间
  a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late
  1. Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.
     路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
  2. We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.
     来信收悉，迟复为歉。
  3. a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay
     两小时的延误
• 延期；耽搁；延误
  a situation in which sth does not happen when it should; the act of delaying
  1. There's no time for delay.
     没有时间了，不能拖延了。
  2. Report it to the police without delay (= immediately) .
     赶快将此事报告警方。

verb

• 延迟；延期；推迟
  to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time
  1. The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.
     法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。
  2. She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock.
     她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
  3. He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.
     他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。
  4. Don't delay─call us today!
     别拖延——今天就给我们打电话！
• 使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延
  to make sb late or force them to do sth more slowly
  1. Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.
     数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。
  2. The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.) .
     政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使延期;使延迟;推迟
  If youdelaydoing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  1. For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June...
     因为感情方面的原因，我想把离开的日期延迟至6月。
  2. They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers...
     为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业，他们推迟了要孩子。
  3. So don't delay, write in now for your chance of a free gift.
     所以不要再等了，现在就给我们写信，您将有机会得到一份免费礼物。
• VERB 使延误;使耽搁
  Todelaysomeone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.
  1. Can you delay him in some way?...
     你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗？
  2. Various setbacks and problems delayed production...
     各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。
  3. The passengers were delayed for an hour.
     乘客被延误了一个小时。
• VERB （故意）拖延，磨蹭
  If youdelay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something.
  1. If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
     如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。
• N-VAR 延期;延迟;推迟
  If there is adelay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
  1. They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone...
     他们声称这样的延期对谁都不会造成损害。
  2. Although the tests have caused some delay, flights should be back to normal this morning.
     虽然检测造成了一定的延迟，不过今天早上航班就应该能恢复正常了。
• N-UNCOUNT 延误;耽搁
  Delayis a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.
  1. There is no time left for delay...
     已经没有时间再耽误了。
  2. We'll send you a quote without delay.
     我们会立刻送一份报价给你。

英英释义

noun

• the act of delaying
  Synonym:holdup
• time during which some action is awaited
  1. instant replay caused too long a delay
  2. he ordered a hold in the action
  Synonym:holdtime lagpostponementwait

verb

• slow the growth or development of
  1. The brain damage will retard the child's language development
  Synonym:checkretard
• cause to be slowed down or delayed
  1. Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
  2. she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
  Synonym:detainhold up
• stop or halt
  1. Please stay the bloodshed!
  Synonym:staydetain
• act later than planned, scheduled, or required
  1. Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered

双语例句

• Be sure not to delay.
  切勿迟延。
• Don't delay any more.
  不要再拖了。
• They were granted a delay of 48 hours to gather more evidence.
  准许他们迟延48小时，以收集更多的证据。
• They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone
  他们声称这样的延期对谁都不会造成损害。
• The receptionist apologized for the delay, explaining that it had been a hectic day.
  接待员为拖延而道歉，解释说这天太忙了。
• The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.
  这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。
• The delay in the programme has dashed Japan's hopes of commercial success in space
  该计划的拖延使得日本在太空获得商业性成功的希望化为泡影。
• If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
  如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。
• This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
  该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
• Attorneys for the indicted officers tried to delay the trial.
  被起诉官员的律师试图延迟审判。