delay /dɪˈleɪ/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (delaying,delayed,delays)

• 1.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） 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。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） 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？

• 3.  

  V-I（不及物动词） 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。

• 4.  

  N-VAR（有变体名词） 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。

• 5.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） 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。