英语词汇delay的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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delay1 /dɪˈleɪ/ noun a situation in which something happens later than it could have or should haveadjectivesa long/lengthy delay Patients often face long delays in getting the treatment they need.a considerable/serious delay (=very long) After a considerable delay, the report was finally published.a slight/short delay He rang the bell and there was only a short delay before a woman opened the door.a 20-minute/6-month etc delay A train had broken down, causing a two-hour delay.an unavoidable delay He announced that there would be a slight but unavoidable delay due to engine difficulties.unnecessary delays They want to avoid unnecessary delays.nouns + delaytraffic delays The roadworks are likely to cause serious traffic delays.flight delay(s) Unfortunately, flight delays do sometimes occur.verbscause/lead to/result in a delay The bad weather caused a three-hour delay in sending out rescue helicopters.experience delays People are experiencing considerable delays in receiving their mail.face delays (=be likely to experience them) Commuters face long delays as a result of the rail strikes.reduce/minimize delays (=make them shorter and less frequent) The new rules should reduce delays in bringing prisoners to trial.prepositionsa delay in (doing) sth I apologize for the delay in replying.a delay of 20 minutes/3 hours etc After a delay of ten minutes, the game started again.without delay (=immediately) Fill in the form and return it to us without delay.phrasesa series of delays After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved.

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delay2 /dɪˈleɪ/ verb to wait until a later time to do something: The opening of this section of the road is delayed until September. Our meeting was delayed for ten minutes. Don’t delay – send off for the information now. Big companies often delay paying their bills.THESAURUS: delay postponemeeting | decision | game | match | visit to decide to hold an event or make a decision at a later time or date: Spain has postponed a meeting of European Union ministers. | The company has had to postpone its decision indefinitely (=used when you do not now know when something will actually happen, or if it will happen at all). | The game was postponed because of a bomb scare. put offdecision | visit to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: I used to put off making difficult decisions. | I've decided to put off buying a phone for now. hold off to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen: House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop. defer formaldecision | application | retirement to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first: The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors. | She decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling. procrastinate formal to delay doing something that you ought to do: Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.

词组	delay
释义	noun \| verb delay1 /dɪˈleɪ/ noun a situation in which something happens later than it could have or should haveadjectivesa long/lengthy delay Patients often face long delays in getting the treatment they need.a considerable/serious delay (=very long) After a considerable delay, the report was finally published.a slight/short delay He rang the bell and there was only a short delay before a woman opened the door.a 20-minute/6-month etc delay A train had broken down, causing a two-hour delay.an unavoidable delay He announced that there would be a slight but unavoidable delay due to engine difficulties.unnecessary delays They want to avoid unnecessary delays.nouns + delaytraffic delays The roadworks are likely to cause serious traffic delays.flight delay(s) Unfortunately, flight delays do sometimes occur.verbscause/lead to/result in a delay The bad weather caused a three-hour delay in sending out rescue helicopters.experience delays People are experiencing considerable delays in receiving their mail.face delays (=be likely to experience them) Commuters face long delays as a result of the rail strikes.reduce/minimize delays (=make them shorter and less frequent) The new rules should reduce delays in bringing prisoners to trial.prepositionsa delay in (doing) sth I apologize for the delay in replying.a delay of 20 minutes/3 hours etc After a delay of ten minutes, the game started again.without delay (=immediately) Fill in the form and return it to us without delay.phrasesa series of delays After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved. noun \| verb delay2 /dɪˈleɪ/ verb to wait until a later time to do something: The opening of this section of the road is delayed until September. Our meeting was delayed for ten minutes. Don’t delay – send off for the information now. Big companies often delay paying their bills.THESAURUS: delay postponemeeting \| decision \| game \| match \| visit to decide to hold an event or make a decision at a later time or date: Spain has postponed a meeting of European Union ministers. \| The company has had to postpone its decision indefinitely (=used when you do not now know when something will actually happen, or if it will happen at all). \| The game was postponed because of a bomb scare. put offdecision \| visit to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: I used to put off making difficult decisions. \| I've decided to put off buying a phone for now. hold off to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen: House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop. defer formaldecision \| application \| retirement to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first: The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors. \| She decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling. procrastinate formal to delay doing something that you ought to do: Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.
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