delay

🇺🇸 /dɪˈleɪ/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈleɪ/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A2
noun
B2

a wait or hold-up that makes something late

The bad weather caused a long delay for our flight.

惡劣天氣導致我們的航班長時間延誤。

B2

not doing something at the right time

Please fix the problem without delay.

請立即解決問題,不要拖延。

verb
B2

to make someone or something late

The accident will delay traffic for hours.

這起事故將使交通延誤數小時。

B2

to put off until later

We should not delay making a decision.

我們不應該拖延做決定。

translation

n. 延遲
v. 延遲, 推遲

詞形變化

3rd Present delays
Progressive delaying
Past delayed
Perfect delayed
Plural delays