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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2530 COCA: 3105

delay

noun
 
/dɪˈleɪ/
/dɪˈleɪ/
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     [countable, uncountable] a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late延迟（或耽搁、拖延）的时间
    • Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
    • to experience/suffer delays 经历/遭受延误
    • to avoid/minimize further delays 避免/尽量减少进一步的延误
    • Increased congestion and traffic delays are expected.预计拥堵和交通延误会增加。
    • a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay两小时的延误
    • delay in something The strike has led to some delays in train services.此次罢工导致了一些列车的延误。
    • delay in doing something We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟复为歉。
    • delay to something These issues have caused serious delays to the project.这些问题导致了项目的严重延误。
    • Flights to New York may be subject to delay.到纽约的航班可能易受延误。
    Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourism旅游和旅游业Holidays/​vacations假期
    • have/​take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/​a break/​a day off/(British English) a gap year休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假
    • go on/​be on holiday/​vacation/​leave/​honeymoon/​safari/​a trip/​a tour/​a cruise/​a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣
    • go backpacking/​camping/​hitchhiking/​sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览
    • plan a trip/​a holiday/​a vacation/​your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程
    • book accommodation/​a hotel room/​a flight/​tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票
    • have/​make/​cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking预订；取消预订
    • rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/​a holiday cottage租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅
    • (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/​bicycle/​moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车
    • stay in a hotel/​a bed and breakfast/​a youth hostel/​a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/​a caravan住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里
    • cost/​charge $100 a/​per night for a single/​double/​twin/​standard/(British English) en suite room单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元
    • check into/​out of a hotel/​a motel/​your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间
    • pack/​unpack your suitcase/​bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西
    • call/​order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务
    • cancel/​cut short a trip/​holiday/​vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
    Foreign travel出国旅行
    • apply for/​get/​renew a/​your passport申请／拿到／续签护照
    • take out/​buy/​get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险
    • catch/​miss your plane/​train/​ferry/​connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班
    • fly (in)/travel in business/​economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行
    • make/​have a brief/​two-day/​twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留
    • experience/​cause/​lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误
    • check (in)/collect/​get/​lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage托运／取／弄丢行李
    • be charged for/​pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费
    • board/​get on/​leave/​get off the aircraft/​plane/​ship/​ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船
    • taxi down/​leave/​approach/​hit/​overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道
    • experience/​hit/​encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流
    • suffer from/​recover from/​get over your jet lag/​travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
    The tourist industry旅游业
    • attract/​draw/​bring tourists/​visitors吸引游客
    • encourage/​promote/​hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业
    • promote/​develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游
    • build/​develop/​visit a tourist/​holiday/(especially British English) seaside/​beach/​ski resort建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地
    • work for/​be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营
    • be served by/​compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/​budget airlines由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争
    • book something through/​make a booking through/​use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办
    • contact/​check with your travel agent/​tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询
    • book/​be on/​go on a package deal/​holiday/​tour预订／进行／去包价旅游
    • buy/​bring back (tacky/​overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
    Extra Examples
    • After a series of lengthy delays, the case finally came to court.在多次长时间的延期后，这个案子终于开庭审理了。
    • I apologize for the delay in replying to you.我为耽搁了回信向您道歉。
    • Passengers complain about lack of information when travel delays occur.旅客抱怨说旅途中发生延误时没有人告知相关信息。
    • Passengers have experienced long delays.乘客已被多次长时间地延误。
    • Please address your letters properly so as to reduce delays.请正确书写信件地址以减少延误。
    • The building project has been plagued by bureaucratic delays.这个建筑项目一直因官僚作风而一再拖延。
    • Undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly.由于人们没做好自己的工作而引起了不必要的延误。
    • delays in getting to the airport去机场路上的延误
    • further delays to the plan对这一计划的再三拖延
    • There is a five-minute time delay on the bank's safe.银行的保险箱有 5 分钟的延时。
    • Travel delays and cancellations are to be expected.预计会出现旅行延误和取消。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • enormous
    • lengthy
    • …
    … of delays
    • series
    verb + delay
    • be subject to
    • be plagued by
    • encounter
    • …
    delay + verb
    • occur
    preposition
    • without delay
    • delay in
    • delay of
    • …
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     [uncountable] failure to do something quickly or at the right time; the act of delaying延期；耽搁；延误
    • There's no time for delay.没有时间了，不能拖延了。
    • without delay Report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • considerable
    • enormous
    • lengthy
    • …
    … of delays
    • series
    verb + delay
    • be subject to
    • be plagued by
    • encounter
    • …
    delay + verb
    • occur
    preposition
    • without delay
    • delay in
    • delay of
    • …
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delayer (verb).

delay

verb
 
/dɪˈleɪ/
/dɪˈleɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they delay
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/dɪˈleɪ/
he / she / it delays
/dɪˈleɪz/
/dɪˈleɪz/
past simple delayed
/dɪˈleɪd/
/dɪˈleɪd/
past participle delayed
/dɪˈleɪd/
/dɪˈleɪd/
-ing form delaying
/dɪˈleɪɪŋ/
/dɪˈleɪɪŋ/
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     [transitive] delay somebody/something to make somebody/something late or force them to do something more slowly使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延
    • My flight was delayed. 我的航班延误了。
    • Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。
    • The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing something to delay a process, decision, etc.).政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。
    • What could have delayed him?是什么让他耽搁了呢？
    Extra Examples
    • Mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train.因为火车晚点梅兰比晚到了很长时间。
    • The train had been unavoidably delayed after a small avalanche blocked the line.一场小雪崩阻塞了线路，火车不可避免地晚点了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • seriously
    • significantly
    • substantially
    • …
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     [intransitive, transitive] to not do something until a later time or to make something happen at a later time延迟；延期；推迟 synonym defer
    • Don't delay—call us today!别拖延，今天就给我们打电话！
    • We can't delay much longer.我们不能再拖延了。
    • delay something Heavy hail showers delayed the start of the race. 大雨推迟了比赛的开始。
    • the delay the launch/release/publication of something某物的推出/发行/出版的延迟
    • She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock.她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
    • delay something until… The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。
    • delay doing something He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。
    More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing forms
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    • The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether.保守同盟可能会推迟或彻底阻碍进一步的改革。
    • These arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction.这些争论肯定将导致开工延期。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • seriously
    • significantly
    • substantially
    • …
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delayer (verb).
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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