delay的中文翻譯是什麼意思

delay

US/dɪˈleɪ/
UK/dɪˈleɪ/

v. 推遲; 耽誤; 磨蹭; 使遲到

n. 延期; 耽誤

delay柯林斯釋義

VERB使延期;使延遲;推遲

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...

    因為感情方面的原因,我想把離開的日期延遲至6月。

  • They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers...

    為了那個通常的原因——創立自己的事業,他們推遲了要孩子。

VERB使延誤;使耽擱

To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.

  • Can you delay him in some way?...

    你能想辦法拖住他一會兒嗎?

  • Various setbacks and problems delayed production...

    各種各樣的挫折和問題耽擱了生產進度。

VERB(故意)拖延,磨蹭

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,太陽就要出來了。

N-VAR延期;延遲;推遲

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...

    他們聲稱這樣的延期對誰都不會造成損害。

  • Although the tests have caused some delay, flights should be back to normal this morning.

    雖然檢測造成了一定的延遲,不過今天早上航班就應該能恢復正常了。

N-UNCOUNT延誤;耽擱

Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.

  • There is no time left for delay...

    已經沒有時間再耽誤了。

  • We'll send you a quote without delay.

    我們會立刻送一份報價給你。

delay英文釋義

Noun

1. time during which some action is awaited;

  • instant replay caused too long a delay
  • he ordered a hold in the action

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

    Verb

    1. 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

    2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required;

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

    3. stop or halt;

    • Please stay the bloodshed!

    4. slow the growth or development of;

    • The brain damage will retard the child's language development

    delay同義詞辨析

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

    這些動詞或短語動詞均有"推延,延期"之意。

    • delay : 普通用詞,多指因外界原因推遲或耽誤,也可指有意推遲。
    • postpone : 正式用詞,語氣較強,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的時間。
    • defer : 正式用詞,語氣強於postpone,多指故意拖延。
    • suspend : 指暫時中斷以待某種條件的實現。
    • prolong : 指把時間延長至超過正常或通常的限度。
    • put off : 口語用詞,與postpone同義,但較通俗。

    delay場景例句

    His delay made the teacher angry.

    他的遲到使老師生氣了.

    The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place.

    議會投票決定暫緩立法以便進一步磋商.

    They were granted a delay of 48 hours to gather more evidence.

    准許他們遲延48小時,以收集更多的證據.

    We surmised that the delay was caused by some accident.

    我們推測遲延是由某種事故所致.

    Don't delay any more.

    不要再拖了.

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    delay詞性變形

    delaysdelayeddelaying

    delay反義詞

    vt. & vi. 延緩;拖延;耽擱

    hastenhurry

    其他釋義

    hastenhurryadvance