delay /dɪˈleɪ/ CET4 TEM4 ( delaying, delayed, delays )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. 推迟

  例：

  For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980.

  由于感情上的原因，我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。

  例：

  They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers.

  他们推迟了要孩子，为了要建立事业这个通常的理由。

• 2. 

  V-T To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延误; 耽搁

  例：

  Can you delay him in some way?

  你能用什么办法耽搁他一下吗？

  例：

  Various setbacks and problems delayed production.

  各种各样的挫折和问题延误了生产。

• 3. 

  V-I If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. 拖延

  例：

  If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.

  如果他再拖延下去，太阳就要升起来了。

• 4. 

  N-VAR If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected. 耽搁

  例：

  They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone.

  他们声称这样的耽搁不会伤害任何人。

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. 延误

  例：

  We'll send you a quote without delay.

  我们会立即向你方报价。