delayed

di'leid

s. not as far along as normal in development

a. 定时的；延时的

11,283

BNC 频率

12,371

使用频率

delayed 由前缀 de- 和动词 lay 及过去分词后缀 -ed 组成。前缀 de- 表示“去除”或“下降”，lay 意为“放置”，结合起来可以理解为“被放置在某处，延迟了”。

例句

1. The train was delayed due to bad weather.

火车因恶劣天气而延误。

2. My flight has been delayed for two hours.

我的航班延误了两个小时。

3. The meeting was delayed until next week.

会议推迟到下周举行。