delay

di'lei
高考四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 4

英文释义

n. time during which some action is awaited
n. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
v. cause to be slowed down or delayed
v. act later than planned, scheduled, or required

中文翻译

n. 耽搁, 迟滞
v. 耽搁, 延迟
[计] 延迟, 延时

4
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
2,530
BNC 频率
3,105
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记忆技巧

delay 由前缀 de-（表示向下或减少）和词根 lay（放置）组成，可以理解为“放得更慢”或“放下后延迟”。

例句

1. The train was delayed due to bad weather.
火车因恶劣天气而延误。
2. I’m sorry for the delay in responding to your email.
对于回复您的邮件延迟，我感到抱歉。
3. We had to delay our meeting until next week.
我们不得不将会议推迟到下周。

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