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delay

英[di'lei]美[di'lei]

n.
1.耽搁，延迟
2.被耽搁[推迟]的事件或时间
3.(电话讯息从接收到直播节目转播之间的)时间间隔装置
4.【美式橄榄球】(持球队员或准备接球队员的)停顿战术，延迟动作，假动作
v.[I,T]
1.(使)耽搁，延误
v.[T]
1.推迟，使延期
2.推迟，使延迟，使延期，延缓

时　态：delayed,delaying,delays

名　词：delay'er

同反义词

同：	[n.] hold, holdup, postponement, time lag [v.] detain, hold up, retard, stay
反：	[v.] hurry, rush

词义辨析

delay，postpone，defer，suspend，prolong，put off

这些动词或短语动词均有“推延，延期”之意。
delay普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
postpone正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
defer正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
put off口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。

参考例句

Cytokinin:any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and growth and delay the senescence of leaves.
细胞分裂素：一种促使细胞分裂和生长并且延迟叶子枯萎的植物激素。收藏
The incubation period (ie The delay between catching a disease and the symptoms appearing) is two weeks
该疾病的潜伏期为两星期收藏
Any local diminution of blood supply will delay or prevent healing
任何局部供血的减少将延迟或阻碍愈合。收藏
A delay between the instant a request is made for a record and the instant the transfer starts.
从请求某一记录到传送该记录开始间的时间延迟。收藏
The old pattern of delay and inactivity continued to plague our handling of Watergate
我们对水门事件的处理继续犯拖延和按兵不动的老毛病。收藏

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英英解释

名词解释：

time during which some action is awaited
- instant replay caused too long a delay
- he ordered a hold in the action
[同] delay, hold, postponement, time lag, wait
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
[同] delay, holdup

动词解释：

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
[同] delay, detain, hold up
[反] hurry, rush
act later than planned, scheduled, or required
- Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered

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