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delay noun ADJECTIVE | ... OF DELAYS | VERB + DELAY | DELAY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEconsiderable, enormous (especially BrE) , 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 (especially BrE) , inordinate (especially BrE) , undue (especially BrE) , 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 DELAYSseries 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 + DELAYbe 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 + VERBoccur 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。PREPOSITIONwithout 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 |