delay
- vi. 延期;耽搁
- vt. 延期;耽搁
- n. 延期;耽搁;被耽搁或推迟的时间
- n. (Delay)人名;(英)迪莱;(法)德莱
词态变化
中文词源
来自法语delaie, 来自de-, 向下,离开,-laie, 留下,停留,词源同lax, 拼写受lay影响俗化,引申义延迟。
英英释意
- 1. time during which some action is awaited;
- "instant replay caused too long a delay"
- "he ordered a hold in the action"
- 2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
英文词源
- delay
- delay: [13] English acquired delay from Old French delaier, a compound verb formed from the prefix de- ‘off’ and laier ‘leave’. This verb, which also crops up in English relay, appears to have been a variant of laissier (source of English lease), which came from Latin laxāre ‘slacken, undo’. This in turn was derived from the adjective laxus ‘loose’.
=> lax, lease, relay - delay (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French delaiier, from de- "away, from" (see de-) + laier "leave, let," probably a variant of Old French laissier, from Latin laxare "slacken, undo" (see lax). Related: Delayed; delaying.
- delay (n.)
- mid-13c., from Old French delaie, from delaiier (see delay (v.)).
同义词辨析
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。
考试真题
- Leigh Thompson of Kellogg School of Management in Illinois warns that, Teams are not always the answer—teams may provide insight, creativity and knowledge in a way that a person working independently cannot; but teamwork may also lead to confusion, delay and poor decision-making.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- Long queues, delayed flights and over - crowding at airports have become almost as much a topic for conversation in Britain as the traditional complaining about the weather.
出自-2016年6月听力原文
- The assumption is that children shouldn't chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should learn to delay gratification ( ' , 快乐 ) so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- Unfortunately, it's been delayed due to the bad weather.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- That's why there is most often a delay associated with muscle soreness.
2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
- The assumption is that children shouldn't chat in the classroom because it hinders hard work; instead, they should learn to delay gratification so that they can pursue abstract goals, like going to college.
2015年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
- The holiday bonus was designed to encourage young people to delay getting married in line with China's one-child policy.
2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
- The current low fossil fuel price environment will thus certainly delay the energy transition from fossil fuel to clean energy sources.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
- But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable After being dogged by technical delays for years, Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's founder, had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- He wanted to do one thing at a time," Meg says, explaining her son's delay.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will become permanently confused and thus their language development will be delayed ;this concern is not documented in the literature.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- With far less controversy, colleges could send messages about canceled classes, delayed buses, campus crises or just the cafeteria menu.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Q:What has caused the delay of the shipment?
出自-2013年12月听力原文
- It's the message you sent me about the delivery delay of the control desks.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- I only heard about the delay yesterday because we kept the production line clear to handle these special sheets
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- I hope you are not to put out with me for the delay ,I had to stop for the Fred's home to pick up a book on my way here M : well , that's not a big deal ,but you might at least phone if you know you will keep someone waiting Q : what do we learn about the women
出自-2011年6月听力原文
- A politician may read an account of his latest successful public meeting, not for its delayed reward, but very much as his wife reads an account of a party.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
- And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.
2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- Delayed reward may be expected from news of public affairs, economic matters, social problems, science, education, and health.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
- For want of better names, we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
- In any given story of corruption or disaster, a thoughtful reader may receive not only the immediate reward of indirect experience, but also the delayed reward of information and preparedness.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
- It was considerate of Michael to inform us of his delay in case we got worried.
2015年高考英语福建卷 单项填空 原文
- News of delayed reward will induce the reader to prepare for the reality while news of immediate reward will lead the reader to withdraw from the reality.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设
- News of delayed reward will make readers suffer, or present a threat to them.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 题设
- Parents' changed attitudes lead to college children's delayed independence.
2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 选项
- People with start-up fatigue are most likely to delay tasks.
2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 题设
- The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the "death valley" of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi-autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.
2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- When a reader selects delayed reward news, he pulls himself into the world of surrounding reality to which he can adapt himself only by hard work.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
- Without delay, I called to thank her.
2019年高考英语天津卷 完形填空 原文
- Sometimes storms blew the vessels far off their course, and often calm brought unbearably long delay.
出自-2015年考研翻译原文
实用场景例句
- a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay
- 两小时的延误
牛津词典
- There's no time for delay.
- 没有时间了,不能拖延了。
牛津词典
- Report it to the police without delay (= immediately) .
- 赶快将此事报告警方。
牛津词典
- The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.
- 法官将推迟判决,直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。
牛津词典
- She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock.
- 她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
牛津词典
- He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.
- 他没有马上把消息告诉她,等有了适当的时机再说。
牛津词典
- Don't delay─call us today!
- 别拖延——今天就给我们打电话!
牛津词典
- Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.
- 数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。
牛津词典
- The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.) .
- 政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。
牛津词典
- Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.
- 路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
牛津词典
- We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.
- 来信收悉,迟复为歉。
牛津词典
- They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers...
- 为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业,他们推迟了要孩子。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Can you delay him in some way?...
- 你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗?
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Various setbacks and problems delayed production...
- 各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
- 如果他再拖延,太阳就要出来了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone...
- 他们声称这样的延期对谁都不会造成损害。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Although the tests have caused some delay, flights should be back to normal this morning.
- 虽然检测造成了一定的延迟,不过今天早上航班就应该能恢复正常了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There is no time left for delay...
- 已经没有时间再耽误了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We'll send you a quote without delay.
- 我们会立刻送一份报价给你。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June...
- 因为感情方面的原因,我想把离开的日期延迟至6月。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Application: mainly use to shave rust and oil paint.
- 用途: 主要用来刮除铁锈和墙漆.
期刊摘选
- His delay made the teacher angry.
- 他的迟到使老师生气了.
《简明英汉词典》
- The assembly voted to delay the legislation to allow further consultation to take place.
- 议会投票决定暂缓立法以便进一步磋商.
《简明英汉词典》
- They were granted a delay of 48 hours to gather more evidence.
- 准许他们迟延48小时,以收集更多的证据.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We surmised that the delay was caused by some accident.
- 我们推测迟延是由某种事故所致.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Don't delay any more.
- 不要再拖了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It is getting late, don't delay.
- 时间已晚, 不要耽搁了.
《简明英汉词典》
- After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter.
- 耽搁了很久以后, 他找到时间写这封信.
《简明英汉词典》