1. | [c] 延迟（或耽搁、拖延）的时间a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late |
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. 路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。 | |
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter. 来信收悉，迟复为歉。 | |
a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay 两小时的延误 |
2. | [c][u] 延期；耽搁；延误a situation in which sth does not happen when it should; the act of delaying |
There's no time for delay. 没有时间了，不能拖延了。 | |
Report it to the police without delay(= immediately) . 赶快将此事报告警方。 |
1. | [i][t] 延迟；延期；推迟to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time |
Don't delay─call us today! 别拖延 — 今天就给我们打电话！ | |
The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender. 法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。 | |
She's suffering a delayed reaction(= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock. 她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。 | |
He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment. 他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。 |
2. | [t] ~ sb 使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延to make sb late or force them to do sth more slowly |
Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour. 数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。 | |
The government is accused of using delaying tactics(= deliberately doing sth to delay a process, decision, etc.) . 政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。 |
