| 单词 | delay |
| 释义 | delay nounadjective | ... of delays | verb + delay | delay + verb | preposition adjective➤considerable, enormous, lengthy, long, major, serious, significant, substantial相当长的耽搁；长时间的延误；漫长的拖延◆after a considerable delay, the government has agreed to accept the recommendations.在拖延相当长的时间以后，政府同意接受建议。➤five-minute, six-month, two-hour, etc.五分钟、六个月、两小时等的拖延▸➤excessive, inordinate, undue, unnecessary过分的延误；过度的延误；不必要的延迟◆undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly.由于人们没做好自己的工作而引起了不必要的延误。➤inevitable, unavoidable不可避免的耽搁▸➤brief, short, slight短暂延误；稍微延迟➤minimal, minimum最小限度的拖延▸➤unexpected, unforeseen意想不到的／无法预料的耽搁▸➤frustrating令人沮丧的延误➤costly代价高昂的延误➤bureaucratic官僚作风造成的延误◆the building project has been plagued by bureaucratic delays.这个建筑项目一直因官僚作风而一再拖延。➤further进一步的耽搁▸➤airport, flight, traffic, travel机场延误；航班延误；交通阻延；旅程耽搁▸➤time延时◆there is a five-minute time delay on the bank's safe.银行的保险箱有 5 分钟的延时。... of delays➤series一连串的延期◆after a series of lengthy delays, the case finally came to court.在多次长时间的延期后，这个案子终于开庭审理了。verb + delay➤be subject to (especially bre) 容易延误◆flights to new york may be subject to delay.到纽约的航班可能易受延误。➤be plagued by, encounter, experience, face, suffer为拖延所扰；遭遇延迟；经历延迟；面临延期◆passengers have experienced long delays.乘客已被多次长时间地延误。◆the project has been plagued by delays.这个项目一直被拖来拖去。➤cause, lead to引起耽搁；导致延误◆the strike has led to some delays in train services.此次罢工导致了一些列车的延误。➤avoid, eliminate, minimize, prevent, reduce避免耽搁；消除延误；使延误最小化；防止拖延；减少延误◆please address your letters properly so as to reduce delays.请正确书写信件地址以减少延误。➤apologize for为延误道歉◆i apologize for the delay in replying to you.我为耽搁了回信向您道歉。delay + verb➤occur延误发生◆passengers complain about lack of information when travel delays occur.旅客抱怨说旅途中发生延误时没有人告知相关信息。preposition➤without delay马上◆please send him the information without delay.请立即把这则信息传递给他。➤delay in⋯上的耽搁◆delays in getting to the airport去机场路上的延误➤delay of为时⋯的耽搁◆a delay of several weeks数星期的延误➤delay to对⋯的拖延◆further delays to the plan对这一计划的再三拖延delay verbadverb➤seriously, significantly, substantially严重延误；大大推迟◆mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train.因为火车晚点梅兰比晚到了很长时间。◆these drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药可以大大延缓这种病的发作。➤indefinitely无限期推迟▸➤further再度延迟▸➤unduly (especially bre) 过度延迟➤temporarily临时推迟▸➤slightly, somewhat稍微延迟；有些延误▸➤deliberately故意延迟 delay verbdelay ♦︎ postpone ♦︎ adjourn ♦︎ wait ♦︎ put sth off ♦︎ defer ♦︎ suspend ♦︎ shelve ♦︎ reschedulethese words all mean to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time.这些词均表示推迟、延后。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth / suspend sth / shelve sth for a few days / the time being, etc.◆to wait / reschedule sth for later in the year, etc.◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth until sth◆to postpone / defer sth to sth◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer doing sth◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / reschedule a meeting◆to delay / postpone / adjourn a case / trial◆to delay / postpone / put off your departure / return◆to delay / postpone / put off / reschedule a visit◆to delay / postpone a flight◆to suspend visits / flights◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer a decision◆to delay / postpone / suspend plans◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / put off / defer / suspend / shelve sth indefinitely■ delay [transitive] (rather formal) to not do sth until a later time; to make sth happen at a later time推迟；延后；延缓◆the judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟裁决，直至收到有关违法者的医疗报告。◆he delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她，等待适当的时机再说。◆these drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药物能够大大延缓疾病发作的时间。◆she's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately.) 她正承受着一种滞后反应。opp hasten → accelerate ➡ see also delay → hold sb/sth up , delay → take your time ■ postpone /pəspəʊn; name poʊspoʊn/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to arrange for an event or action to take place at a later time or date推迟；延期◆the game has already been postponed three times.这场比赛已经三度延期了。◆they have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.他们已同意推迟还贷时间，具体日期未定。 ➡ see also cancel → abolish ▸ postponement noun [uncountable, countable] ◆riots led to the postponement of local elections.骚乱致使地方选举延期了。■ adjourn /ədʒɜːn; name ədʒɜːrn/ [intransitive, transitive, often passive] (formal) to stop a meeting or official process for a period of time, especially in court休庭；休会；延期◆the court adjourned for lunch.午餐时间法庭休庭。◆the trial has been adjourned until next week.审判延期至下周。▸ adjournment noun [countable, uncountable] ◆the judge granted us a short adjournment.法官允许我们暂时休庭。■ wait [intransitive] (rather informal) to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent（因不紧急而）搁置，推迟，延缓◆i've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。◆i'm afraid this can't wait. it's very important.这事非常重要，恐怕不能耽搁。ⓘ note that with wait, the thing that is left until a later time is the subject of the sentence, not the object. * wait 表达此义时，被搁置或推迟的事情在句中作主语，不作宾语◆i can wait those calls. ■ put sth off -->phrasal verb(putting, put, put) (rather informal) to arrange for an event to take place at a later time or date; to not do sth until a later time推迟；延迟◆we've had to put off our wedding until september.我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。◆he keeps putting off going to the dentist.他把看牙医的事一拖再拖。■ defer /dɪfɜː(r)/ (-rr-) [transitive] (formal) to delay a decision or action until a later time推迟；延缓；展期◆the department deferred the decision for six months.该部门推迟了六个月才作出决定。◆she had applied for deferred admission to college.她已经申请延期入学。■ suspend /səspend/ [transitive] (rather formal) to officially delay carrying out a plan or making a judgement; to stop a system from operating until a later date（公开或正式地）推迟，延缓；暂缓（⋯的运作）◆the jury was asked to suspend judgement (= delay forming or expressing an opinion).陪审团接到了延缓裁决的请求。◆aid flights have been suspended for a week after fighting near the city's airport.在该市机场附近的战斗打响后，空运救援物资已经延缓了一周。ⓘ suspend can mean to delay starting sth, or to stop sth that has already been started: things that might be suspended include plans, work, aid, flights, visit and payments. * suspend 可表示推迟开始某事或中止已开始的事情，其宾语可以是 plans、work、aid、flights、visit 和 payments。▸ suspension /səspenʃn/ noun [uncountable, singular] ◆these events led to the suspension of talks.这些事件导致了谈判延期。■ shelve /ʃelv/ [transitive] (rather formal) to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently（暂时或永久地）搁置，停止（计划）◆the government has shelved the idea until at least next year.政府决定搁置这个想法，至少推迟到明年再说。◆plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved.扩展公司的计划被悄悄搁置起来。■ reschedule /riːʃedjuːl; name riːskedʒuːl/ [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to change the time at which sth has been arranged to happen, especially so that it takes place later将⋯改期；重新安排⋯的时间表◆the meeting has been rescheduled for next week.会议改为下周举行。note 辨析 postpone or reschedule? postpone often has negative associations, giving a sense of disappointment. it is often used with verbs like have to, be forced to and be obliged to. reschedule has more a positive feel, and is often followed by for + a date or time. * postpone 常带有负面联想，给人以失望的感觉，常与 have to、be forced to 和 be obliged to 等动词短语连用。reschedule 给人的印象较正面，后常接 for + 日期或时间◆the event has been rescheduled for 5 june / sunday / the spring.这项活动已改期于 6 月 5 日／星期日／春季举行。delay [transitive] (rather formal) to not do sth until a later time; to make sth happen at a later time推迟；延后；延缓◆the judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟裁决，直至收到有关违法者的医疗报告。◆he delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她，等待适当的时机再说。◆these drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药物能够大大延缓疾病发作的时间。◆she's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately.) 她正承受着一种滞后反应。opp hasten → accelerate ➡ see also delay → hold sb/sth up , delay → take your time delay [transitive, often passive] to make sb late or make them do sth more slowly; to make sth happen later than planned延迟；延期；推迟◆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。◆what could have delayed him?是什么让他耽搁了呢？◆these arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction.这些争论肯定将导致开工延期。◆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。 ➡ see also delay → delay verb , delay → take your time ▸ delay noun [countable] ◆commuters will face long delays on the roads today.通勤族今天要在路上耽搁很长时间了。◆we apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟覆为歉。delayverb [intransitive] (often used in negative sentences常用于否定句) to not do sth until a later time延迟；延期◆don't delay－call us today!别拖延了，今天就给我们打电话！◆we can't delay much longer.我们不能再拖延了。 ➡ see also delay → delay , delay → hold sb/sth up ▸ delay noun [uncountable] ◆there's no time for delay.没有时间拖延了。◆report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。delaynoun [countable] ◆commuters will face long delays on the roads today.通勤族今天要在路上耽搁很长时间了。◆we apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟覆为歉。delaynoun [uncountable] ◆there's no time for delay.没有时间拖延了。◆report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。delaynoun [countable] ◆commuters will face long delays on the roads today.通勤族今天要在路上耽搁很长时间了。◆we apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟覆为歉。delaynoun [uncountable] ◆there's no time for delay.没有时间拖延了。◆report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。delay¹/dɪˈleɪ ||; dɪˈle/verb1. [t] to make sb/sth slow or late 耽搁；延误；拖延: ◇the plane was delayed for several hours because of bad weather. 这班飞机因天气恶劣而误点了几个小时。 2. [i,t] delay (sth/doing sth) to decide not to do sth until a later time 推迟；延迟；延期 · ◇i was forced to delay the trip until the following week. 我被逼把旅行推迟到下一个星期。 delay²/dɪˈleɪ ||; dɪˈle/noun [c,u] a situation or period of time where you have to wait 耽误；延迟的时间: ◇delays are likely on the roads because of heavy traffic. 由于交通繁忙，很可能要在路上耽搁。◇if you smell gas, report it without delay (= immediately). 闻到煤气味道要马上报告。 delay1 to make someone or something arrive late2 to make something happen later or take longer than it should3 to deliberately delay someone or something4 a situation in which someone or something is delayedrelated wordsarrange to do something later than planned 做某事比原计划的要迟 later,see alsolate,later,cancel,1. to make someone or something arrive late 使某人或某物迟到 be delayed /biː dɪˈleɪd/ [verb phrase] to make someone or something late - use this especially about a problem or something unexpected 耽搁，使延迟［尤指一个难题或意料之外的事物］ mr evans has been delayed but will be joining us shortly. 埃文斯先生有事耽搁了，不过很快就会到我们这里来的。 our plane was delayed by fog. 我们的飞机因雾推迟了。 i mustn't delay you any longer. 我不能再耽搁你的时间了。get delayed there was an accident on the freeway and we got delayed. 高速公路上出了事故，我们被耽搁了。 make somebody late /ˌmeɪk somebody ˈleɪt/ [verb phrase not in passive] to delay someone or something so that they arrive somewhere late 使某人迟到 make sb late for the accident made us late for work. 这场事故使我们上班迟到了。 i'll let you go - i don't want to make you late for your appointment. 我会让你去的—我可不想让你约会迟到。make somebody late doing something catching a later train made frank late getting to the office. 弗兰克乘了较晚的一班列车，所以到办公室时迟了。 hold up /ˌhəʊld ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb] to make someone or something stop or go more slowly when they are going somewhere 延迟，耽搁 hold somebody up i won't hold you up - i can see you're in a hurry. 我不会耽搁你的，看得出你很急。hold up somebody/something get a move on, you two! you're holding up the whole queue! 往前挪挪，你们两个！你们把所有排队的人都挡住了！be/get held up we got held up in traffic and missed the show. 我们被交通堵塞耽误了时间，错过了那场演出。 keep /kiːp/ [transitive verb not in passive] informal to delay someone when they are trying to go somewhere 【非正式】耽误，拖延［正要去某处的人］ he should be here by now. what's keeping him? 他这会儿应该来了。是什么事拖住他了？ detain /dɪˈteɪn/ [transitive verb] formal to delay someone, especially by keeping them talking or working 【正式】耽误，耽搁［尤指使他们继续说话或干活］ i won't detain you for much longer, miss reid. there are just a few more questions that i need to ask you. 我不会耽误你多久的，里德小姐。我只需要再问你几个问题。be unavoidably detained by something that you cannot prevent 被不可避免地耽误 mr jones should be here, but i'm afraid he's been unavoidably detained. 琼斯先生应该在这儿了；但恐怕他是被什么推不开的事耽搁了。2. to make something happen later or take longer than it should 使某事延期或延误 delay /dɪˈleɪ/ [transitive verb usually in passive] to make something happen later than it should, or take longer than it should 使延期，延误 the president's visit had to be delayed because of security problems. 因安全问题，总统的访问只得延期了。 this latest terrorist attack is bound to delay the peace talks even further. 最近的恐怖袭击必然会使和谈进一步延期。delay by the plane's departure was delayed by mechanical problems. 这架飞机因机械故障而推迟了起飞时间。be delayed for 5 hours/2 months etc the opening of the new bridge may be delayed for several months. 新桥可能要推迟几个月才启用。 hold up /ˌhəʊld ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb] to make something happen late, or make it happen more slowly than it should 耽搁，延误 hold up something protesters held up work on the new road. 抗议者阻延了新路的工程。be held up by something the peace talks are being held up by continued fighting on the border. 和谈被边境上持续不断的战斗所耽搁。hold somebody/something up they should have finished that job on friday - what's holding them up? 他们应在周五完成那项工作的。什么原因使他们延误了 her stubbornness on this one issue is holding the whole deal up. 她在这一问题上的固执使整个交易被拖延了。 set back also put back british /ˌset ˈbæk, ˌpʊt ˈbæk/ [transitive phrasal verb] to delay the progress or development of something by a number of weeks, months etc 使延期，使推迟 set somebody/something etc back your mistake has set us back several weeks. 你的错误使我们迟了几个星期。 the transportation department first announced that the expressway would be completed by 2002, but it has since set the timetable back. 最初交通部宣布说这条高速公路将于2002年完工，但后来又把日期推迟了。set back somebody/something the start date kept being put back, for a variety of reasons. 由于种种原因，出发日期被一再推迟。 get bogged down /get ˌbɒgd ˈdaʊnǁ-ˌbɑːgd-/ [verb phrase] informal if a person or planned piece of work gets bogged down, they are delayed and prevented from continuing because of complicated or difficult problems 【非正式】［人或已计划的工作因复杂或艰难的问题而］受到阻碍，停滞不前 get bogged down in the project got bogged down in a series of legal disputes. 该工程因遇到一连串法律上的争端而停滞不前。get bogged down by keep the document simple and avoid getting bogged down by complicated formatting. 保持这份文件简洁，防止被复杂的形式所妨碍。3. to deliberately delay someone or something 故意耽误某人或某事 stall /stɔːl/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to deliberately delay doing something, or to deliberately stop someone else from doing something until a later time, either because you are not ready or to give yourself an advantage ［故意］拖延，推迟［因未准备好做某事或使自己有利等］ quit stalling and tell me where she is. 别拖延时间了，告诉我她在哪儿。 i'm not ready to talk to him yet - go out there and see if you can stall him. 我还没准备好和他谈话，出去看看你能否拖延住他。 city officials have slowed the development by stalling building permits for the area. 市政府官员拖着不签发在该地区的建筑许可证，这就减慢了发展势头。 play for time /ˌpleɪ fəʳ ˈtaɪm/ [verb phrase] to deliberately try to delay doing something or making a decision, because you are not ready or want more time to think about it ［故意］拖延时间 stop playing for time and give us an answer. 别拖时间了，给我们一个答复吧。 the rebel's current ceasefire doesn't amount to much more than playing for time. 叛乱分子当前的停火只是在拖延时间而已。 delaying tactics /dɪˈleɪ-ɪŋ ˌtæktɪks/ [plural noun] methods used, especially by politicians, in order to delay a plan or decision so that something can be done during the delay 拖延战术［策略］［尤为政治家采用］ some politicians are prepared to use delaying tactics to block the bill. 有些政治家打算采用拖延战术来阻挠这一提案。 the peace negotiations were being held up by the delaying tactics of france and great britain. 和平谈判正受到法英两国拖延战术的阻碍。 procrastinate /prəˈkræstɪneɪt, prəˈkræstəneɪt/ [intransitive verb] to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it - used especially to show disapproval ［尤因不想做而］拖延，耽搁［尤用于表示不赞成］ he hesitated and procrastinated for weeks before he finally told her he wanted their relationship to end. 他犹豫着拖延了好几个星期，才终于向她开口说想要结束他俩的关系。procrastinate about/over certain players are procrastinating over their contracts in order to see how much money they can squeeze out of their clubs. 有些球员拖着不签合同以试探到底能从俱乐部挤出多少钱来。 procrastination /prəˌkræstɪˈneɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] she finally agreed to take the job after months of procrastination. 拖延了几个月后，她终于同意接受这份工作。4. a situation in which someone or something is delayed 某人或某事被耽搁的情况 delay /dɪˈleɪ/ [countable/uncountable noun] when someone or something is delayed 延迟，耽误 any delay in the production process is costly to a company. 生产过程中任何耽误对公司来说都要付出很大的代价。long delay the strike is causing long delays at the airport 罢工使机场的航班延误了很长时间。three months’/several weeks’ etc delay after three months’ delay, work finally began on the new building. 经过三个月的延误，新建筑终于开始动工了。delay in doing something there have been a lot of complaints about delays in issuing passports. 大家对延迟签发护照怨声鼎沸。 hold-up/holdup /ˈhəʊld ʌp/ [countable noun] a delay, especially one caused by an unexpected problem, that interrupts a journey or a piece of work ［旅行或工作上的］耽搁，延迟［尤因未预料到的问题引起］ an accident on the london-brighton road has caused a major hold-up. 在伦敦至布赖顿公路上的一次交通事故引起了严重的堵塞。 there's been a hold-up with the builders, so the new office won't be ready for several months. 建筑工人有些耽搁，因此新办事处要过几个月才能完工。 bottleneck /ˈbɒtlnekǁˈbɑː-/ [countable noun] a delay in one stage of a process that stops making progress and makes the whole process take longer ［整个进度的］阻碍，瓶颈 there's always going to be a bottleneck because only two people review all the applications. 只有两个人审阅所有的申请，所以总是难免发生阻滞。 if we don't hire more people in production we're going to have a huge bottleneck in a few months. 如果我们不雇用更多的生产人员，几个月之后就会出现严重瓶颈。☞ delay¹☞ delay² |
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