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

"a: If a deputy to the NPC commits any illegal acts, will he (or she) be arrested or put on trial without any delay? "
a:如果人大代表作出了违法举动，他(或她)是否会立即遭逮捕或审判?收藏
`Such a delay would not have deranged my plans in the least,' said Mr Fogg. `I have constantly foreseen the likelihood of certain obstacles.'
“就是有那样的耽搁也不可能打乱我旅行的计划，”福克回答说，“至于产生某些阻碍的偶然性，我也并不是不能预见的。”收藏
Others have allowed tort suits against insurers for negligent delay in acting on an application
另一些州则允许因保险人迟迟未能对投保书采取行动而对他提起侵权之诉。收藏
Such fluctuation complicates and delay loading and discharging and increases the cost of the quay construction.
水位的变化加大了装卸的难度，降低了装卸的速度，增加了建港的成本。收藏
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

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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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