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Delay是什么意思

Delay

英[dɪˈleɪ] 美[dɪˈleɪ]

v. 推迟，耽误，磨蹭，使迟到；
n. 延期，耽误；

第三人称单数：delays;

过去式：delayed;

过去分词：delayed;

现在分词：delaying;

同义词

vt.
delay的同义词之：使延期;耽搁
put up postpone detain off hold
delay的同义词之：其他释义
dillydally obstruct stay put off drag restrain impede dally loiter retard wait block table linger up postpone hold suspend detain shelf

反义词

vt. & vi.
delay的反义词之：延缓;拖延;耽搁
hasten hurry
delay的反义词之：其他释义
hasten hurry advance

同义词解析

以下这些动词或短语动词均有"推延，延期" 的意思
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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

使延期;使延迟;推迟

If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
例句
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。 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。
VERB

使延误;使耽搁

To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.
例句
Can you delay him in some way?... 你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗？ Various setbacks and problems delayed production... 各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。
VERB

（故意）拖延，磨蹭

If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something.
例句
If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up. 如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。
N-VAR

延期;延迟;推迟

If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
例句
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。 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。
N-UNCOUNT

延误;耽搁

Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.
例句
There is no time left for delay... 已经没有时间再耽误了。 We'll send you a quote without delay. 我们会立刻送一份报价给你。

英汉词典释义

n.
耽搁, 延迟
His delay made the teacher angry. 他的迟到使老师生气了。
被耽搁[推迟]的事件或时间
My delay in going abroad is due to my illness. 我推迟出国是因为我生病了。
(电话讯息从接收到直播节目转播之间的)时间间隔装置
【美式橄榄球】(持球队员或准备接球队员的)停顿战术，延迟动作，假动作
vt. & vi.
(使)耽搁, 延误
It is getting late, don't delay. 时间已晚, 不要耽搁了。 Heavy traffic delayed us. 繁忙的交通把我们耽误了。
vt.
推迟, 使延期
推迟，使延迟，使延期，延缓
The driver delayed the drive until the weather cleared. 驾驶员延迟到天气转晴后才出车。

英英词典释义

Noun
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
Verb
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed;
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather""she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required;
"Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
3. stop or halt;
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
4. slow the growth or development of;
"The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

行业词典

公路科技：延误；
冶金学：休风；
哲学：延迟选择实验： delay-selection experiment；
土木工程：延误；
法律：推迟；延缓；延搁；延滞；
通信：时延；信号在给定媒体中行进所需的时间。；