delay

[di'lei]

v.耽搁, 推迟, 延误
n.耽搁, 延期, 推迟

例句与用法：

Our plane was delayed by fog.

我们的飞机因大雾而误点了。

We decided to delay our wedding until next year.

我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。

After much delay, he finished his paper at last.

拖了那么久，他终于完成了论文。

词形变化：

名词: delayer | 动词过去式: delayed | 动词过去分词: delayed | 动词现在分词: delaying | 动词第三人称单数: delays |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 延缓; 使延期

2. 耽搁; 延误

The accident delayed the train for two hours.

事故使火车耽搁了两小时。

vi.

拖延; 耽搁

I'm sorry that I've delayed so long.

我很抱歉拖了这么久。

n.

1. 延迟; 耽搁[U][C]

My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.

我的医生劝我立即戒烟。

Heavy fog is causing serious delays of all incoming flights.

浓雾造成了所有进场班机严重误点。

After much delay, the results of the survey were published.

耽搁多时之后, 调查结果终于公布了。

2. 耽搁的时间[C]