delays

英 [dɪˈleɪz]

美 [dɪˈleɪz]

v.  延迟; 延期; 推迟; 使迟到; 使耽搁; 使拖延
delay的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使延期;使延迟;推迟
  If youdelaydoing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  1. For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June...
     因为感情方面的原因，我想把离开的日期延迟至6月。
  2. They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers...
     为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业，他们推迟了要孩子。
  3. So don't delay, write in now for your chance of a free gift.
     所以不要再等了，现在就给我们写信，您将有机会得到一份免费礼物。
• VERB 使延误;使耽搁
  Todelaysomeone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.
  1. Can you delay him in some way?...
     你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗？
  2. Various setbacks and problems delayed production...
     各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。
  3. The passengers were delayed for an hour.
     乘客被延误了一个小时。
• VERB （故意）拖延，磨蹭
  If youdelay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something.
  1. If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
     如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。
• N-VAR 延期;延迟;推迟
  If there is adelay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
  1. They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone...
     他们声称这样的延期对谁都不会造成损害。
  2. Although the tests have caused some delay, flights should be back to normal this morning.
     虽然检测造成了一定的延迟，不过今天早上航班就应该能恢复正常了。
• N-UNCOUNT 延误;耽搁
  Delayis a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.
  1. There is no time left for delay...
     已经没有时间再耽误了。
  2. We'll send you a quote without delay.
     我们会立刻送一份报价给你。

双语例句

• If something or someone delays us, we see it as a threat to our precious, finite time.
  如果有东西或某人延误了我们，我们认为它对我们宝贵的、有限的时间构成了威胁。
• Analysis and Design of Networked Control Systems with Time Delays and Data Packet Dropout
  具有时延和数据丢包的网络化控制系统的分析与设计
• Diplomats believe that bureaucratic delays are inevitable
  外交官们认为繁文缛节造成的延迟是在所难免的。
• Delays in diagnosis and treatment could be fatal.
  诊断和治疗的延误可能致命。
• They consummated their passion only after many hesitations and delays.
  他们几经踌躇和拖延后才尽情宣泄了激情。
• The almost surely exponential stability of stochastic recurrent neural networks with time-varying delays is investigated.
  研究了一类随机变时滞递归神经网络的几乎指数稳定性问题。
• Sometimes visibility drops to less than 1 kilometer, causing serious traffic jams, flight delays and highway closures.
  有时，能见度下降到1千米以下，引发了严重的交通阻塞，航班延误和公路关闭。
• Many holidaymakers had avoided the worst of the delays by consulting tourist offices
  许多度假者通过咨询旅游局避免了那些最严重的延误情况。
• The strike is expected to cause delays and disruption to flights from Britain
  预计罢工将导致英国航班的延误和中断。
• Projects still often experience delays and budget overruns.
  项目仍然经常出现延误、延误和预算超支。