delay

  核心辭彙  
[dɪ'leɪ]     [dɪ'leɪ]    
  • v. 耽擱;推遲;延誤
  • n. 耽擱;延期;推遲
delayer delayed delayed delaying delays
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delay的英文翻譯是什麼意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

詳盡釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. 阻滯,使遲到
  2. 推遲,延遲,延緩,使拖延,使延期
  3. 耽擱,耽誤,延遲,延誤,晚點;逗留
n. (名詞)
  1. 耽擱,耽誤,延遲,拖延,延誤,延時,推遲
  2. 耽擱的時間,延遲的時間,延誤期
  3. 磨蹭,猶豫
  4. 被耽擱的事件
  5. 延遲器
  6. 【體】延遲動作,假動作

雙解釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. vt. & vi. (使)耽擱,延誤 (cause to) be late; move or act slowly, especially on purpose
  2. vt. 推遲,使延期 put (sth) off until later; postpone
n. (名詞)
  1. [U]耽擱,延遲 delaying or being delayed
  2. [C]被耽擱〔推遲〕的事件或時間 an example of being delayed; amount of time for which sb/sth is delayed

英英釋義

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的用法和樣例:

例句

用作動詞 (v.)
  1. It was impossible to delay her at such a crisis.
    在這樣一個緊要關頭來耽擱她是不可能的。
  2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
    我們決定把婚禮推遲到明年。
  3. Our plane was delayed by fog.
    我們的飛機因大霧而誤點了。
用作名詞 (n.)
  1. The weather is responsible for the delay.
    由於天氣關係才耽擱了。
  2. Delay is not permissible, even for a single day.
    不得延誤,即使一日亦不可。
  3. There was a delay of two hours before the plane took off.
    飛機起飛推遲了兩個小時。

常用短語

用作動詞 (v.)
delay for (v.+prep.)
    耽擱…時間 stop over a time
    delay for some time

    〔說明〕 介詞for有時可省略。

    Disease prevention is like putting out a fire.We can't delay for one minute.

    防病如滅火,一分一秒也不能耽誤。

    He delayed for a long time before accepting my offer.

    他拖延了好久才接受我的建議。

    She delayed a few hours in order to see me.

    她為了能見到我,拖延了幾個小時。

    delay sb/sth for some time

    〔說明〕 介詞for通常不省略。

    You have delayed me for three hours.

    你已經耽擱了我3小時。

    The accident delayed the train for two hours.

    事故使火車耽擱了兩小時。

辭彙搭配

用作動詞 (v.)
~+名詞 ~+副詞 ~+介詞
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~ 形容詞+~ 介詞+~ ~+介詞

經典引文

  • For who would bear..the law's delay.

    出自:Hamlet , Shakespeare
  • What the hell's all this delay for, Mr Hornblower? D'you want us to miss the tide?

    出自: C. S. Forester
  • Th' unprofitable moments..That..still delay Life's instant business to a future day.

    出自: Pope
  • As the tender ash delays To clothe herself, when all the woods are green.

    出自: Tennyson
  • Mozart had works complete in his head, and delayed writing them down until the last possible minute.

    出自: A. C. Boult
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