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delay

音標[di'lei] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 耽擱, 遲滯
vt. 耽擱, 延遲
vi. 耽擱, 延遲
【計】 延遲, 延時
【醫】 遲延
【經】 延期, 推遲
相關詞組:
without delay
admit of no delay

詞型變化:

名詞:delayer 動詞過去式:delayed 過去分詞:delayed 現在分詞:delaying 第三人稱單數:delays 

詞意辨析:

delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off
這些動詞或短語均有“推延,延期”之意。
delay: 普通用詞,多指因外界原因推遲或耽誤,也可指有意推遲。
postpone: 正式用詞,語氣較強,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定時間
defer: 正式用詞,語氣強於postpone,多指故意拖延。
suspend: 指暫時中斷以待某種條件的實現。
prolong: 指把時間延長至超過正常或通常的限度。
put off: 口語用詞,與postpone同義,但較通俗。

英文解釋:

名詞 delay:

  1. time during which some action is awaited
    同義詞:hold, time lag, postponement, wait
  2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
    同義詞:holdup

動詞 delay:

  1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
    同義詞:detain, hold up
  2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required
  3. stop or halt
    同義詞:stay, detain
  4. slow the growth or development of
    同義詞:check, retard

例句:

  1. Our plane was delayed by fog.
    我們的飛機因大霧而誤點了。
  2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
    我們決定把婚禮推遲到明年
  3. After much delay, he finished his paper at last.
    拖了那么久,他終於完成了論文。

詳細解釋:


de.lay

v.(動詞)
de.layed,de.lay.ing,de.lays
v.tr.(及物動詞)
To postpone until a later time; defer.
延期;推遲
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
使…延遲:使…比期望的要遲一些或慢一些:
例句:
Heavy traffic delayed us.
交通堵塞使我們遲到了

v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
延緩,延期:行動慢;推遲一個行動或一項決定
n.(名詞)
The act of delaying; postponement:
拖延,延期:推遲的行為;延遲:
例句:
responded without delay.
即刻回信

The condition of being delayed; detainment.
耽誤:耽擱的狀態;耽誤
The period of time during which one is delayed.
耽擱的時間
The interval of time between two events.
間隔的時間:兩件事之間間隔的時間

來源:
Middle English delaien
中古英文 delaien
from Anglo-Norman delaier
源自 英法文 delaier
from Old French deslaier
源自 古法文 deslaier
des- [de-]
des- [前綴,表.取消.]
laier [to leave]
laier [離開]
[of Germanic origin] * see leip-
[日耳曼語詞源] *參見 leip-

【引伸】
delay.er
n.(名詞)
<參考辭彙><同義詞>delay,slow,retard,detainThese verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired. To
這些動詞表示比所期待的要遲一些或慢一些的意思。
delay is to cause to be behind schedule:
Delay 是使落後於進度表:
例句:
The bus was delayed by a cloudburst.
由於大暴雨公共汽車來遲了。

Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:
Slow 含有速度有意減慢的意思:
例句:
A sprained ankle slowed my pace.
扭傷了的腳踝骨使我的步伐減慢。

例句:
The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop. To
司機在車完全停下來之前先減慢車速。

retard is to slow and delay or impede progress, action, or accomplishment:
Retard 指減慢並延遲,阻礙進步、行動或成就:
例句:
.the increasing hatred, which retarded the execution of his great designs. (Edward Gibbon).
.逐漸增長仇恨,推遲了他的偉大計畫的執行. (愛德華·吉本)。

Detain stresses being held back and prevented from proceeding:
Detain 強調在前進過程中受到阻止:
例句:
She was detained by an unexpected visitor.
她因有人臨時來訪而被耽擱了


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