time during which some action is awaited同义词:hold, time lag, postponement, waitthe act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time同义词:holdup
动词 delay:
cause to be slowed down or delayed同义词:detain, hold upact later than planned, scheduled, or requiredstop or halt同义词:stay, detainslow the growth or development of同义词:check, retard
例句:
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。
详细解释:
de.layv.(动词)de.layed,de.lay.ing,de.lays v.tr.(及物动词)To postpone until a later time; defer.延期;推迟To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:使…延迟:使…比期望的要迟一些或慢一些:例句:Heavy traffic delayed us.交通堵塞使我们迟到了v.intr.(不及物动词)To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.延缓,延期:行动慢;推迟一个行动或一项决定n.(名词)The act of delaying; postponement:拖延,延期:推迟的行为;延迟:例句:responded without delay.即刻回信The condition of being delayed; detainment.耽误:耽搁的状态;耽误The period of time during which one is delayed.耽搁的时间The interval of time between two events.间隔的时间:两件事之间间隔的时间来源:Middle English delaien 中古英语 delaien from Anglo-Norman delaier 源自 英法语 delaier from Old French deslaier 源自 古法语 deslaierdes- [de-] des- [前缀,表.取消.] laier [to leave] laier [离开] [of Germanic origin] * see leip- [日耳曼语词源] *参见 leip- 【引伸】delay.ern.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>delay,slow,retard,detain同义词>These verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired. To这些动词表示比所期待的要迟一些或慢一些的意思。 delay is to cause to be behind schedule: Delay 是使落后于进度表: 例句:The bus was delayed by a cloudburst.由于大暴雨,公共汽车来迟了。Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate: Slow 含有速度有意减慢的意思: 例句:A sprained ankle slowed my pace.扭伤了的脚踝骨使我的步伐减慢。例句:The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop. To 司机在车完全停下来之前先减慢车速。 retard is to slow and delay or impede progress, action, or accomplishment: Retard 指减慢并延迟,阻碍进步、行动或成就: 例句:.the increasing hatred, which retarded the execution of his great designs. (Edward Gibbon)..逐渐增长的仇恨,推迟了他的伟大计划的执行. (爱德华·吉本)。 Detain stresses being held back and prevented from proceeding: Detain 强调在前进过程中受到阻止: 例句:She was detained by an unexpected visitor. 她因有人临时来访而被耽搁了 参考词汇>