| 释义 |
delay | BrE dɪˈleɪ, AmE dəˈleɪ | A. transitive verb ① (postpone, defer) 推迟 tuīchí ▸ we delayed our journey until the weather improved 我们把旅行推迟到了天气转好以后 ② (make late or slow) 延误 yánwù ▸ the bad weather delayed our journey 恶劣天气耽搁了我们的行程 ▸ she was delayed by a neighbour 她被一个邻居拖住了 B. intransitive verb 拖延 tuōyán ▸ we delayed too long 我们耽搁得太久了 ▸ don't delay 别磨蹭 C. noun ① uncountable and countable (to transport, communications) 延误 yánwù ▸ there will be delays to flights 会有航班延误 ② countable (time lapse) 延迟 yánchí ▸ a few minutes' delay 几分钟的延迟 ▸ a slight delay between transmission and reception 发射和接收之间的短暂延时 ③ uncountable (postponement, slowness) 推迟 tuīchí ▸ to do sth without delay 立即做某事 ▸ she apologized for her delay in replying 她为回复晚了而道歉 |