delay

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. 推遲

For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980. 由于感情上的原因，我想把啟程時間推遲到1980年6月。

They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers. 他們推遲了要孩子，為了要建立事業(yè)這個通常的理由。

2. V-T To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延誤; 耽擱

Can you delay him in some way?

你能用什么辦法耽擱他一下嗎？

Various setbacks and problems delayed production. 各種各樣的挫折和問題延誤了生產(chǎn)。

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

If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up. 如果他再拖延下去，太陽就要升起來了。

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

They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone. 他們聲稱這樣的耽擱不會傷害任何人。

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

We'll send you a quote without delay. 我們會立即向你方報價。