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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2530 COCA: 3105

delay

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de·lay1 /dɪˈleɪ/ ●●○ W3 noun  
1  [countableC]DELAY when someone or something has to wait, or the length of the waiting time 延误，耽搁；耽搁的时间
 Sorry for the delay, Mr Weaver.
韦弗先生，很抱歉耽搁了一些时间。
delay in
 Why was there a delay in warning the public?
为什么不及时向公众发出警告？
delay of
 a delay of about an hour
大约一小时的延误
long/considerable/slight etc delay
 Long delays are expected on the motorways.
高速公路上估计会有长时间的耽搁。
2  [uncountableU]DELAY when something does not happen or start when it should do 推迟〔指某事没有按时发生或开始〕
without delay
 They must restore normal services without delay.
他们必须马上恢复正常服务。
 There can be no excuse for any further delay.
没有理由继续拖延。
n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + delay
a slight/short delay
There was a slight delay in the departure of the plane.
a 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 20-minute/6-month/4-week etc delay
A train had broken down, causing a two-hour delay.
traffic delays
The roadworks are likely to cause serious traffic delays.
flight delays
Unfortunately flight delays do sometimes occur.
verbs
cause/lead to 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 delays (=make them shorter and less frequent)
The new rules should reduce delays in bringing prisoners to trial.
phrases
a series of delays (=a number of delays)
After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved.
Examples from the Corpus
delay• We went to the court and asked for a delay to continue preparing our defense.• There have been a lot of complaints about delays in issuing passports.• Any delay in the production process is costly to a company.• The strike is causing long delays at the airport• After three months' delay, work finally began on the new building.• Darlington Community Health Council yesterday discussed the problem of delays in reaching patients who live in the more remote areas of Teesdale.• This is done by deliberately putting delays into the circuitry.• There is a seven-second delay between transmission of the radio signal and when it can be heard on computer.• Well, he'd see to that presently, after he'd explained the delay.• Cleveland Police have apologised to 73-year-old Bessie Marron for the delay.• The reason for the delay became apparent in Angell and Pownall's report.• Voice over Nuclear Electric were making light of the delay and praised the way the mock emergency was being handled.
delay of• Delays of two hours or more are not uncommon.
without delay• The crew and passengers were keen to get airborne without further delay.• If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy without delay.• You need to get those vegetables planted without delay.
delay2 ●●○ W3 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]POSTPONE/DO LATER to wait until a later time to do something 推迟，延期〔做某事〕
 Don’t delay – send off for the information now.
别犹豫——即刻去函索取信息。
 He delayed his decision on whether to call an election.
在是否宣布举行选举一事上，他推迟作出决定。
delay something until something
 The opening of this section of the road is delayed until September.
这一路段推迟到9月份启用。
delay something for something
 Our meeting was delayed for ten minutes.
我们的会议推迟了十分钟。
delay doing something
 Big companies often delay paying their bills.
大公司常常会拖延支付账单。
2  [transitiveT]DELAY to make someone or something late 耽误，耽搁
seriously/badly/slightly etc delayed
 The flight was badly delayed because of fog.
该航班因雾而长时间延误。
—delayed adjectiveadj
 THESAURUS
delay to wait until a later time to do something 推迟,延期〔做某事〕
He decided to delay his decision until he had seen the full report.
他决定推迟作出决定,直至看到完整的报告。
postpone to change an event to a later time or date 推迟〔活动〕
The meeting was postponed.
会议推迟了。
put off to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English 推迟〔与delay和postpone相比不那么正式,常用于日常英语〕
I used to put off making difficult decisions.
我过去常常在要作困难的决定时拖拖拉拉。
The game has been put off till next week.
比赛推迟到下周举行。
hold off to delay doing something, especially while you are waiting for more information or for something else to happen 〔尤在等待更多信息或某事发生的同时〕推迟
House buyers seem to be holding off until interest rates drop.
房屋买家似乎在等利率下跌后再出手。
defer formal to delay doing something until a later date, usually because something else needs to happen first 〔通常因其他事需要先发生而〕延期,推迟〔做某事〕
The decision had been deferred until after a meeting of the directors.
这个决定被延至董事会议之后作出。
nShe decided to defer her university application for a year so that she could go travelling.
procrastinate /prəˈkræstəneɪt/ formal to delay doing something that you ought to do 延期,推迟〔应该做的事情〕
Don’t procrastinate – make a start on your assignments as soon as you get them.
别拖延——接到任务要马上开始。
Examples from the Corpus
delay• Rodman had been waiting to sign the contract because of pneumonia that forced him to delay a team physical.• We cannot delay any longer.• The President's visit had to be delayed because of security problems.• Our flight was delayed by bad weather.• The plane's departure was delayed by mechanical problems.• The opening of the new bridge may be delayed for several months.• He decided to delay his departure until after he'd seen the Director.• Mr MacGregor said that he would delay introducing the scheme because of the demands made on teachers by other educational reforms.• The police delayed making any announcement until the girl's relatives had been contacted.• Present value: If you delay paying a bill, you can earn interest on the money in the meantime.• This latest terrorist attack is bound to delay the peace talks even further.• Since that time bureaucratic foot-dragging and dare it be said? politics have continued to delay the project.• Full implementation was delayed until after the Companies Act 1989 had come into effect.
delayed ... decision• But what did matter was the effect of a delayed decision on his schedule.• What is particularly interesting is that the report implies that it was MI5 who endlessly delayed any decision rather than the prison authorities.• If Wieben Stock had believed otherwise, she could have delayed her decision until after the trial, attorneys pointed out.
seriously/badly/slightly etc delayed• Barring another honourable war, that may yet be Grumman's fate - if slightly delayed.• If the walk was to take place, it could not be seriously delayed.• By establishing a paradigm for psychological investigation that lasted for some forty years, behaviourists seriously delayed the understanding of human cognition.
Origin delay2
(1200-1300) Old French delaier, from laier “to leave”
de·lay1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1delay2 verb →THESAURUS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2530 COCA: 3105
delay

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF DELAYS | VERB + DELAY | DELAY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤considerable, enormous, lengthy, long, major, serious, significant, substantial相當長的耽擱；長時間的延誤；漫長的拖延◇After a considerable delay, the government has agreed to accept the recommendations.在拖延相當長的時間以後，政府同意接受建議。➤five-minute, six-month, two-hour, etc.五分鐘、六個月、兩小時等的拖延▸➤excessive, inordinate, undue, unnecessary過分的延誤；過度的延誤；不必要的延遲◇Undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly.由於人們沒做好自己的工作而引起了不必要的延誤。➤inevitable, unavoidable不可避免的耽擱▸➤brief, short, slight短暫延誤；稍微延遲➤minimal, minimum最小限度的拖延▸➤unexpected, unforeseen意想不到的／無法預料的耽擱▸➤frustrating令人沮喪的延誤➤costly代價高昂的延誤➤bureaucratic官僚作風造成的延誤◇The building project has been plagued by bureaucratic delays.這個建築項目一直因官僚作風而一再拖延。➤further進一步的耽擱▸➤airport, flight, traffic, travel機場延誤；航班延誤；交通阻延；旅程耽擱▸➤time延時◇There is a five-minute time delay on the bank's safe.銀行的保險箱有 5 分鐘的延時。... OF DELAYS➤series一連串的延期◇After a series of lengthy delays, the case finally came to court.在多次長時間的延期後，這個案子終於開庭審理了。VERB + DELAY➤be subject to (especially BrE) 容易延誤◇Flights to New York may be subject to delay.到紐約的航班可能易受延誤。➤be plagued by, encounter, experience, face, suffer為拖延所擾；遭遇延遲；經歷延遲；面臨延期◇Passengers have experienced long delays.乘客已被多次長時間地延誤。◇The project has been plagued by delays.這個項目一直被拖來拖去。➤cause, lead to引起耽擱；導致延誤◇The strike has led to some delays in train services.此次罷工導致了一些列車的延誤。➤avoid, eliminate, minimize, prevent, reduce避免耽擱；消除延誤；使延誤最小化；防止拖延；減少延誤◇Please address your letters properly so as to reduce delays.請正確書寫信件地址以減少延誤。➤apologize for為延誤道歉◇I apologize for the delay in replying to you.我為耽擱了回信向您道歉。DELAY + VERB➤occur延誤發生◇Passengers complain about lack of information when travel delays occur.旅客抱怨說旅途中發生延誤時沒有人告知相關信息。PREPOSITION➤without delay馬上◇Please send him the information without delay.請立即把這則信息傳遞給他。➤delay in⋯上的耽擱◇delays in getting to the airport去機場路上的延誤➤delay of為時⋯的耽擱◇a delay of several weeks數星期的延誤➤delay to對⋯的拖延◇further delays to the plan對這一計劃的再三拖延
delay

verb

ADVERB➤seriously, significantly, substantially嚴重延誤；大大推遲◇Mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train.因為火車晚點梅蘭比晚到了很長時間。◇These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.這些藥可以大大延緩這種病的發作。➤indefinitely無限期推遲▸➤further再度延遲▸➤unduly (especially BrE) 過度延遲➤temporarily臨時推遲▸➤slightly, somewhat稍微延遲；有些延誤▸➤deliberately故意延遲
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2530 COCA: 3105
delay verb
⇨ delay (delay a decision) ⇨ hold sb/sth up (What could have delayed him?) ⇨ take your time (Don't delay — call us today!) delay

verb

delay ♦︎ postpone ♦︎ adjourn ♦︎ wait ♦︎ put sth off ♦︎ defer ♦︎ suspend ♦︎ shelve ♦︎ rescheduleThese words all mean to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time. 这些词均表示推迟、延后。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth / suspend sth / shelve sth for a few days / the time being, etc.◆to wait / reschedule sth for later in the year, etc.◆to delay sth / postpone sth / adjourn sth / wait / put sth off / defer sth until sth◆to postpone / defer sth to sth◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer doing sth◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / reschedule a meeting◆to delay / postpone / adjourn a case / trial◆to delay / postpone / put off your departure / return◆to delay / postpone / put off / reschedule a visit◆to delay / postpone a flight◆to suspend visits / flights◆to delay / postpone / put off / defer a decision◆to delay / postpone / suspend plans◆to delay / postpone / adjourn / put off / defer / suspend / shelve sth indefinitely■ delay [transitive] (rather formal) to not do sth until a later time; to make sth happen at a later time 推迟；延后；延缓◆The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟裁决，直至收到有关违法者的医疗报告。◆He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她，等待适当的时机再说。◆These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药物能够大大延缓疾病发作的时间。◆She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately).她正承受着一种滞后反应。OPP hasten ⇨ accelerate   see also delay ⇨ hold sb/sth up , delay ⇨ take your time ■ postpone pəˈspəʊn; NAmE poʊˈspoʊn [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to arrange for an event or action to take place at a later time or date 推迟；延期◆The game has already been postponed three times.这场比赛已经三度延期了。◆They have agreed to postpone repayment of the loan to a future unspecified date.他们已同意推迟还贷时间，具体日期未定。  see also cancel ⇨ abolish ▸ postponement

noun

 [uncountable, countable] ◆Riots led to the postponement of local elections.骚乱致使地方选举延期了。■ adjourn əˈdʒɜːn; NAmE əˈdʒɜːrn [intransitive, transitive, often passive] (formal) to stop a meeting or official process for a period of time, especially in court 休庭；休会；延期◆The court adjourned for lunch.午餐时间法庭休庭。◆The trial has been adjourned until next week.审判延期至下周。▸ adjournment

noun

 [countable, uncountable] ◆The judge granted us a short adjournment.法官允许我们暂时休庭。■ wait [intransitive] (rather informal) to be left to be dealt with at a later time because it is not urgent （因不紧急）搁置，推迟，延缓◆I've got some calls to make but they can wait until tomorrow.我有几个电话要打，不过可以等到明天再说。◆I'm afraid this can't wait. It's very important.这事非常重要，恐怕不能耽搁。ⓘ Note that with wait, the thing that is left until a later time is the subject of the sentence, not the object. * wait表达此义时，被搁置或推迟的事情在句中作主语，不作宾语◆I can wait those calls. ■ ˌput sth ˈoff

phrasal verb

(putting, put, put) (rather informal) to arrange for an event to take place at a later time or date; to not do sth until a later time 推迟；延迟◆We've had to put off our wedding until September.我们只得把婚期推迟到9月。◆He keeps putting off going to the dentist.他把看牙医的事一拖再拖。■ defer dɪˈfɜː(r) (-rr-) [transitive] (formal) to delay a decision or action until a later time 推迟；延缓；展期◆The department deferred the decision for six months.该部门推迟了六个月才作出决定。◆She had applied for deferred admission to college.她已经申请延期入学。■ suspend səˈspend [transitive] (rather formal) to officially delay carrying out a plan or making a judgement; to stop a system from operating until a later date （公开或正式地）推迟，延缓；暂缓（⋯的运作）◆The jury was asked to suspend judgement (= delay forming or expressing an opinion).陪审团接到了延缓裁决的请求。◆Aid flights have been suspended for a week after fighting near the city's airport.在该市机场附近的战斗打响后，空运救援物资已经暂停了一周。ⓘ Suspend can mean to delay starting sth, or to stop sth that has already been started: things that might be suspended include plans, work, aid, flights, visit and payments. * suspend可表示推迟开始某事或中止已开始的事情，其宾语可以是plans、work、aid、flights、visit和payments。▸ suspension səˈspenʃn

noun

 [uncountable, singular] ◆These events led to the suspension of talks.这些事件导致了谈判延期。■ shelve ʃelv [transitive] (rather formal) to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently （暂时或永久地）搁置，停止（计划）◆The government has shelved the idea until at least next year.政府决定搁置这个想法，至少推迟到明年再说。◆Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved.扩展公司的计划被悄悄搁置起来。■ reschedule ˌriːˈʃedjuːl; NAmE ˌriːˈskedʒuːl [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to change the time at which sth has been arranged to happen, especially so that it takes place later 将⋯改期；重新安排⋯的时间表◆The meeting has been rescheduled for next week.会议改为下周举行。NOTE 辨析 Postpone or reschedule? Postpone often has negative associations, giving a sense of disappointment. It is often used with verbs like have to, be forced to and be obliged to. Reschedule has more a positive feel, and is often followed by for + a date or time. * postpone常带有负面联想，给人以失望的感觉，常与have to、be forced to和be obliged to等动词短语连用。reschedule给人的印象较正面，后常接for + 日期或时间◆The event has been rescheduled for 5 June / Sunday / the spring.这项活动已改期于6月5日／星期日／春季举行。
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