时间: 2025-04-26 09:34:46
美: [dɪ'le]
英: [dɪ'leɪ]
vi. 延期；耽搁
vt. 延期；耽搁
n. 延期；耽搁；被耽搁或推迟的时间
n. (Delay)人名；(英)迪莱；(法)德莱
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 09:34:46
正式与非正式语境：
特殊场合：
The train was delayed by an hour due to bad weather.
火车因恶劣天气延迟了一小时。
There was a delay in the delivery of the package.
包裹的交付出现了延迟。
We cannot afford any delays in this project.
我们在这个项目中不能承受任何耽搁。
His delay in responding to the email caused frustration.
他回复邮件的延迟导致了沮丧。
The meeting was delayed until next week.
会议延迟到下周举行。
同义词：
反义词：
通过以上分析，可以更全面地理解“delay”这个单词的用法及其在不同情境中的应用。
[V-T/V-I] If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. 推迟
例：For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980.由于感情上的原因，我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。
例：They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers.他们推迟了要孩子，为了要建立事业这个通常的理由。
[V-T] To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延误; 耽搁
例：Can you delay him in some way?你能用什么办法耽搁他一下吗？
例：Various setbacks and problems delayed production.各种各样的挫折和问题延误了生产。
[V-I] If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. 拖延
例：If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.如果他再拖延下去，太阳就要升起来了。
[N-VAR] If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected. 耽搁
例：They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone.他们声称这样的耽搁不会伤害任何人。
[N-UNCOUNT] Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. 延误
例：We'll send you a quote without delay.我们会立即向你方报价。