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delay是什么意思

2023-11-22 15:37:16
delay
美[dɪleɪ]  英[dɪleɪ]
v.  耽搁;推迟;延误
n.  耽搁;延期;推迟
  名词:delayer  过去式:delayed  过去分词:delayed  现在分词:delaying  第三人称单数:delays
  近义词:defer,detain,holdup,postpone,putoff,retard,advance,forward,hasten,

详细释义

v.(动词)
  1. 阻滞,使迟到
  2. 推迟,延迟,延缓,使拖延,使延期
  3. 耽搁,耽误,延迟,延误,晚点;逗留
n.(名词)
  1. 耽搁,耽误,延迟,拖延,延误,延时,推迟
  2. 耽搁的时间,延迟的时间,延误期
  3. 磨蹭,犹豫
  4. 被耽搁的事件
  5. 延迟器
  6. 【体】延迟动作,假动作

双解释义

v.(动词)
  1. vt. & vi. (使)耽搁,延误 (cause to) be late; move or act slowly, especially on purpose
  2. vt. 推迟,使延期 put (sth) off until later; postpone
n.(名词)
  1. [U]耽搁,延迟 delaying or being delayed
  2. [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

英英释义

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 didnt want to perform"

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

    "Dont delay your application to graduate school or else it wont be considered"

  3. stop or halt;

    "Please stay the bloodshed!"

  4. slow the growth or development of;

    "The brain damage will retard the childs language development"

组词搭配

~+名词
  1. delay a settlement of the question推迟解决问题
  2. delay answering the letter推迟答复
  3. delay dinner推迟宴会
  4. delay ones departure延误某人启程
  5. delay ones marriage推迟结婚
  6. delay ones plan延误计划
  7. delay ones trip耽误某人的旅行
  8. delay ones work耽误工作
  9. delay the appointment推迟任命
  10. delay the discussion on sth推迟讨论某事
  11. delay the flight延误航班
  12. delay the game推迟比赛
  13. delay the outbreak of the war推迟战争的爆发
  14. delay treatment延误治疗
~+副词
  1. delay disappointingly失望地延误
  2. delay heartbreakingly痛心地耽误
  3. delay immeasurably无限地延期
  4. delay injuriously有害地延误
  5. delay painfully痛苦地延误
  6. delay seriously严重耽误
  7. delay slightly稍稍推迟
  8. delay unaccountably莫名其妙地延期
  9. delay unfortunately不幸地延误
  10. delay unreasonably不合理地延长
  11. delay uselessly没必要地延期
~+介词
  1. delay in delivery延期交货
  2. delay in payment延期支付
  3. delay of two hours两小时的拖延
动词+~
  1. avoid delay避免耽搁
  2. cause delay造成延误
形容词+~
  1. great delay严重的耽搁
  2. long delay长期拖延
  3. serious delay严重的延误
  4. unnecessary delay不必要的耽搁
  5. unreasonable delay无故的拖延
介词+~
  1. after several delays几经耽搁
  2. owing to postal delays由于邮递的耽搁
  3. without delay不延迟地,立即
  4. without the least delay毫不延迟地

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. 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。
  2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。
  3. Our plane was delayed by fog.我们的飞机因大雾而误点了。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The weather is responsible for the delay.由于天气关系才耽搁了。
  2. Delay is not permissible, even for a single day.不得延误,即使一日亦不可。
  3. There was a delay of two hours before the plane took off.飞机起飞推迟了两个小时。

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。

常见错误

n.(名词)
  1. 他因没有及早回信而向她表示歉意。

    He apologized to her for the delay to reply to a letter.

    He apologized to her for the delay of replying to a letter.

    He apologized to her for the delay in replying to a letter.

    delay可接“in+动名词”,但不可接动词不定式或“of+动名词”。