delay的词典解释是:使延期;使延迟;推迟If youdelay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later。delay的例句是用作动词(v.)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。delay的意思是v.耽搁;推迟;延误;n.耽搁;延期;推迟。
一、详尽释义点此查看delay的详细内容
v.(动词)- 阻滞,使迟到
- 推迟,延迟,延缓,使拖延,使延期
- 耽搁,耽误,延迟,延误,晚点;逗留
n.(名词)- 耽搁,耽误,延迟,拖延,延误,延时,推迟
- 耽搁的时间,延迟的时间,延误期
- 磨蹭,犹豫
- 被耽搁的事件
- 延迟器
- 【体】延迟动作,假动作
二、双解释义
v.(动词)- vt. & vi. (使)耽搁,延误 (cause to) be late; move or act slowly, especially on purpose
- vt. 推迟,使延期 put (sth) off until later; postpone
n.(名词)- [U]耽搁,延迟 delaying or being delayed
- [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
三、英英释义
Noun:- time during which some action is awaited;
"instant replay caused too long a delay"
"he ordered a hold in the action"
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Verb:- 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"
- 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;
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
- slow the growth or development of;
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
四、例句
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。
We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。
Our plane was delayed by fog.
我们的飞机因大雾而误点了。
The weather is responsible for the delay.
由于天气关系才耽搁了。
Delay is not permissible, even for a single day.
不得延误,即使一日亦不可。
There was a delay of two hours before the plane took off.
飞机起飞推迟了两个小时。
五、常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)- Don't delay.The bell is going to ring.Please turn in your paper immediately.
别拖延了,铃就要响了,马上交卷吧。 - To delay would make the cure much more difficult.
拖延就会给治疗增加困难。 - Realizing the urgency of the matter, he dared not delay.
他认识到事情紧急,不敢耽搁。 - They are trying to delay until help arrives.
他们设法拖延等待援助。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.- Tell him I have a headache,I won't delay him today.
告诉他我头疼,今天不耽搁他了。 - Heavy traffic delayed us.
交通拥挤,我们在路上耽搁了。 - His original plan was to finish their journey in seven days, but the blizzard delayed them.
他原计划七天走完这段路程,但大风雪使他们耽搁了。 - I wrote to my parents last night.I couldn't delay it any longer.
昨天晚上我给父母写了封信,这事我不能再拖了。 - I've decided to delay my visit to my parents' home.
我已决定延迟去我父母家。 - We have delayed publication of the book till spring.
我们把这本书推迟到春季才出版。 1- The plans for the magazine were delayed.
这个杂志的出版计划被延误了。 - The train has been delayed by an accident.
火车因发生事故而误点了。 - The flight was delayed due to bad weather.
由于天气不好,航班推迟了。 - I am sorry I was delayed the other day, and unable to keep my appointment with you.
那一天我有事耽搁了,没有如约同你见面,很抱歉。 - I was delayed by the heavy traffic.
我因交通拥挤而迟到。
S+~+(sb's) v -ing- Why have they delayed opening the new school?
他们为什么迟迟不开办那所新学校? - He delayed fixing the roof although it leaked badly.
屋顶漏雨漏得厉害,他还迟迟不修理。 - His high temperature delayed having an infected tooth out.
他由于发高烧推迟拔掉一颗受感染的牙齿。 - Why have you delayed sending the injured man to the hospital?
为什么误了把伤员送到医院? - Please don't delay your sending in the form.
请不要拖延,快把表格送来。 - Facer always delays writing me a letter.
费塞老是不按时给我写信。 - He delayed my calling the police.
他耽误了我叫。
用作名词(n.)
- His delay made the teacher angry.
他的迟到使老师生气了。 - The delay proved fatal to our plans.
结果是因为延误而毁了我们的计划。 - It is required of every man that no delay should be made.
要求每个人不得延误。 - The bus was held up by the snowstorm, thus causing the delay.
公共汽车被大风雪所阻,因而耽搁了。 - We were so late that we could afford no further delay.
我们已经太迟了,再也耽搁不起了。 - Repairs on the dam break no delay.
抢救大坝塌方刻不容缓。 - I was angry about the delay.
我对这种拖延感到气愤。 - After much delay, the results of the exam were published.
经过长时间拖延后,考试结果终于公布了。 - He received the visitor after some intentional delay.
他故意拖延一阵后才接见了那位来访者。 - Things were working well, when we were brought up against unexpected delay.
事情本来进行得很顺利,不料我们遇到了耽搁。 - It will take an hour to reach the airport, allowing for traffic delay.
把路上交通的耽搁估计在内,要一小时才能到达机场。 - This work admits of no delay.
这项工作不容拖延。 - We shall inform you of fresh developments without delay.
一有新的进展我们将立即通知你。 - War is certain, we should arm without delay.
战争肯定要发生,我们必须立即武装起来。 - There has been too much delay already; what we need is action.
已经拖延得太久了,我们需要的是行动。 - The delays were caused by events beyond our control.
这些延误都是由一些我们所不能控制的事情造成的。 - I hope we shall not have any more delays.
我希望我们不再受到耽搁。 - We were given a delay of 24 hours to gather more evidence.
我们被准许延迟24小时,以收集更多的证据。 - There will be some delays on all roads because of heavy traffic this morning.
今天早晨由于交通阻塞,每条路上都会有些耽搁。 - After a delay of two hours the plane took off.
延迟两个小时,飞机起飞了。 - After many delays we arrived home at last.
耽误了多次,最后我们终于到家了。 - A delay of just a few days in sowing and a whole year's hard work might come to nothing.
播种季节只要拖几天,全年的辛勤劳动就可能化为乌有。
~+in sth/ v -ing- The delay in the power station expansion project has affected the supply of electricity.
发电站扩建工程的拖延已影响到供电。 - The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.
这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。 - Excuse my delay in answering your letter.
来函迟复,望原谅。 - Make no delay in doing what is good.
好事要赶快做。 - We demanded delay in repaying our debts.
我们要求推迟还债期限。 - There must be no delay in forwarding the goods.
发送货物不得拖延。 - He was criticized for his delay in dealing with the matter.
他由于没有及时处理这件事而受到批评。 - They were arguing for a delay in introducing the new mower to the public.
他们主张推迟向公众推出这种新型割草机。
六、情景对话
点菜
A:Are you ready to order now, sir?
先生,你准备点菜吗?
B:Yes, I am. I'd like some wine and roast duck.
是的。我想要些酒和烤鸭。
delay
A:Roast duck. There will be a slightdelay for that.
烤鸭。那会稍微慢一点。
B:How long?
多久?
delay
A:About forty minutes, I think.
我想大约40分钟。
delay
B:OK, please. I'll order something else at first.
好的,来一份。我先点别的东西。
旅行安排1
delay
A:Could you give me some information on your European tours?
你可以给我一些你们经办的有关欧洲旅行的资料吗?
B:Our pleasure.We have several package tours you may choose, from ten days to three weeks in Europe.
好的。我们有几套欧洲旅游计划选择,时间从10天到3个星期。
A:I would be interested in a ten-day trip around Christmas time.
我有兴趣在圣诞节前后去玩10天。
B:I have one ten-day tour that is still available. It will depart from New York on Dec. 24.
我们一个10天的旅行团还有空位,12月24号离开纽约。
delay
A:What is the cost?
费用是多少?
delay的近义词
B:The price for one person for a ten-day tour is only $ 1088, which includes round-trip airfare.
十日游每人只要1088美元。这个费用包括来回机票。
A:That sounds reasonable. Let me think it over. And I'll call you back to make reservations.
听起来价钱还算公道。让我考虑一下,我会再打电话预定。
B:OK. But don'tdelay too long. Or that trip will be all booked.
好,但不要拖太久,否则会订满的。
七、词语用法
v.(动词)- delay的基本意思是行动迟缓而耽误了进程,可指由于外界原因而推迟,也可指有意推迟。
- delay可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,不接动词不定式作宾语。接表人的名词或代词作宾语时,一般译为“使某人误事”或“使某人慢下来”; 接表事〔事物〕的名词或代词作宾语时,通常译为“推迟〔耽搁〕做某事”。
n.(名词)- delay指“耽搁,延迟”这一行为或情况本身时,是不可数名词; 表示具体的“被耽搁〔推迟〕的事件或时间”时,是可数名词。
- delay在句中可用作主语、宾语或表语。常与“in+ v -ing”连用。
- delay的意思为“推迟”,“延期”,相当于put off,其后通常接名词,动名词作宾语,一般很少接不定式。
I have to delay answering his question.
- delay in解释为“把某事耽搁”,其后一般接动名词,不接不定式或者of加动名词。
Excuse me for my delay in answering your question.
请原谅我耽搁了回答你的问题。
delay的相关近义词
defer、detain、hold up、postpone、put off、retard
delay的相关反义词
advance、forward、hasten
delay的相关临近词
dele、Delaware、Delaye、delayed、delayer、Delayre、Delayes、Delayen、Delayat、delay in、Delaygue、delay FF
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