delay
v. 推迟; 耽误; 磨蹭; 使迟到
n. 延期; 耽误
If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
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。
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。
To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.
Can you delay him in some way?...
你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗?
Various setbacks and problems delayed production...
各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。
If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something.
If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
如果他再拖延,太阳就要出来了。
If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
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。
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。
Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.
There is no time left for delay...
已经没有时间再耽误了。
We'll send you a quote without delay.
我们会立刻送一份报价给你。
1. time during which some action is awaited;
2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed;
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required;
3. stop or halt;
4. slow the growth or development of;
delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off
这些动词或短语动词均有"推延,延期"之意。
His delay made the teacher angry.
他的迟到使老师生气了.
The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place.
议会投票决定暂缓立法以便进一步磋商.
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.
We surmised that the delay was caused by some accident.
我们推测迟延是由某种事故所致.
Don't delay any more.
不要再拖了.