读音

/ˈdɛleɪ/

释义

• 名词: 延迟；耽误。例如: “There was a delay in the delivery of my package.”
• 动词: 延误；推迟。例如: “The flight has been delayed due to bad weather.”
• 形容词: 延迟的；晚的。例如: “We had a delay start this morning.”

短语

• “delayed reaction” 表示延迟的反应。
• “delay time” 指延迟的时间。
• “to delay one’s departure” 意味着推迟离开。

例句

• 名词: “The delay caused us to miss our connecting flight.”
• 动词: “Please don’t delay sending the email; it’s urgent.”
• 形容词: “There was a delay in the project due to unforeseen circumstances.”

同义词

• postponement
• deferment
• lag
• hold-up
• suspension