delay是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected -- （使）延遲，（使）延誤；（使）延期

  • My plane was delayed by an hour. 我乘坐的飛機延誤了一個小時。

  • Heavy snow delayed the start of the game. 大雪迫使比賽延遲開始。

  • [ + -ing verb ] I think we should delay deciding about this until next year. 我認為我們應該等到明年再決定這件事。

  • I was delayed by traffic. 我被交通耽擱了。

  • If you delay now, the opportunity might be lost. 現在你如果不趕快行動就可能會失去機會。

• 1 the situation in which you have to wait longer than expected for something to happen, or the time that you have to wait -- 延遲，延誤，延期；延遲（或延誤）的時間

  • This situation needs to be tackled without delay. 這種情況需要立即處理。

  • Long delays are predicted on the motorway because of the accident. 由於這宗意外，預計在高速公路上會出現長時間的交通延誤。

  • There has been a delay in the book's publication. 該書的出版延期了。