英语释义

1. the act of postponing, hindering, or causing something to occur more slowly than normal the state of being delayed
get started without delay

2. an instance of being delayed
apologized for the delay a rain delay

3. the time during which something is delayed
waited out a delay of 30 minutes

4. put off, postpone
delay a departure They're delaying marriage or, increasingly, not getting married at all …
— Irin Carmon

5. to stop, detain, or hinder for a time
the mails were delayed by heavy snows … issued executive orders delaying the release of records from Ronald Reagan's administration …
— Editor & Publisher

6. to cause to be slower or to occur more slowly than normal
delay a child's development … a drug that not only can extend life by delaying the onset of aging-related diseases …
— Bill Gifford

7. to move or act slowly
This offer ends soon, so don't delay. delayed in responding to my message also to cause delay

8. Thomas (Dale) 1947– American politician

9. a situation in which something happens later than it should

10. the amount of time that you must wait for something that is late

11. to wait until later to do something to make something happen later

12. to make (something or someone) late to make (something or someone) take longer than expected or planned

13. a putting off of something
We began without delay.

14. the time during which something is delayed
We will have a delay of 30 minutes.

15. to put off
Because of the baseball schedule, Stanley's trial was delayed several months.
— Louis Sachar, Holes

16. to stop or prevent for a time
Bad weather delayed our flight.

17. to move or act slowly
We cannot delay any longer.

片语

delaying ripening延缓成熟

delaying cam延迟凸轮

undue delay[法] 不当延误；不应有的延误

delay time[电子] 延迟时间，推迟时间

admit of no delay刻不容缓

delaying decision推迟决策

propagation delay[通信] 传播延迟

delivery delaying延期交付

delay senility延缓衰老

delaying assembly延迟装配

delay period燃烧滞后期，延迟周期

time delay延时，延迟

without delay立即；毫不迟延地

short delay短暂停留；瞬间延发

delay spread延迟扩展

delaying system延迟系统

delay in payment[金融] 延期支付

long delay长时延迟；长时间的推迟

delay circuit[电子] 延迟电路

group delay[电子] 群延迟

delaying state[计]

phase delay[通信] 相位延迟

transmission delay[计][通信] 传输延迟

packet delay包延迟；封包延迟；分组延迟

delay payment延付；延期付款；延期支付

delaying separation延迟气流分离

Never Delaying从不误事

delay line[电子] 延迟线

英汉例句

• although pharmacologic treatment may stabilize a child at risk for bipolar disorder, no single drug has proved effective in preventing or delaying the severity of the disorder once it develops.

  虽然药物治疗能稳定儿童罹患双相的风险，但是一旦起病，没有一种药物已经证明对预防或延迟疾病发作的严重性有效。

• the credit crisis is delaying building by crimping the flow of cash for roads, ports and power plants.

  信贷危机卷走了本可用于道路、港口和发电厂建设的现金流，推迟了这些项目的建设。

• the s.e.c. will have to decide whether to force them to comply, or to continue delaying enforcement.

  证劵交易委员会将不得不决定是否强制他们执行还是继续推迟强制执行。

• the findings could suggest useful avenues for delaying dementia or less severe memory problems.

  这一发现可以为延缓癡呆或减轻记忆问题提供有益途径。

• genes also play a role in menopause, and two research teams have identified several gene variants associated with advancing or delaying menopause by as much as two years.

  基因对更年期也有影响，而且有两个研究小组发现了数个基因变异体可能导致更年期提前或者推迟能多达两年。

• delaying acknowledgments effectively increases the size of the retransmission queue, a prerequisite for the attack.

  延迟应答大大增加了重传队列的长度，这为攻击提供了必要条件。

• more are delaying marriage out of financial concerns: no money, no marriage.

  更多的人由于经济原因而推迟结婚：没有钱，不结婚。

• over the years tcm has proven effective in delaying the need for kidney dialysis.

  多年来，临床证明，tcm在延缓肾透析的需求方面是有效的。

• delaying the condition could also ease the emotional burden and problems that come along with it, for both patients and their families, he said.

  他同时指出，延迟这种状况也可以减轻患者和其家人的情绪负担以及由此引发的一系列问题。

• rendering the decision of the country「s fate to the public which may concern their immediate life more than the country」s long-term prospects is only delaying the necessary choice.

  向公众宣布关乎国家命运的决定，这项决定可能会更多地关系到人们目前的生活而非国家的长期前景，这只是在拖延必要的选择。

• some publishers have tried to take control of pricing by delaying the publication of certain e-books for several months after the books are made available in hardcover.

  一些出版商试图通过延迟电子图书的出版时间来控制定价，通常在精装版图书上市后数月才发布相应的电子版本。

• not all of the oldest old survive by delaying illness or disability, though - many soldier through it.

  不是所有的老迈的老人都能延缓疾病或能力丧失而生活下来，尽管，许多人挺了过来。

• other techniques focus on delaying blindness, including one involving a capsule implanted in the eye to release proteins that slow the decay of light-responding cells.

  其它的技术着力于延迟失明。有一种技术是将胶囊植入眼中，胶囊释放出的蛋白质可以缓解光反应细胞的衰退。

• i say both yes and no. yes, you are delaying change, but you're managing that change in a more structured manner.

  我的答案是「是，也不是」，您是在延迟更改，但将以更为结构化的方式对更改进行管理。

• but he said the company was slow to produce information and then changed the person in charge of the organic certification, further delaying the process.

  但他说该公司在收集信息方面缓慢，并且更换了负责有机食品认证的负责人，进一步的推迟了处理进程。

• theirs has been the single greatest contribution - not only to controlling avian flu but possibly to delaying the emergence of a human pandemic virus.

  他们的贡献是唯一最大的贡献-不仅有助于控制禽流感而且可能有助于延迟人类大流行性病毒的出现。

• for starters, it provides us with yet another tool in our cognitive kit when it comes to delaying gratification.

  首先，当作「延迟满足」决策时，它为我们的认知工具包提供了又一件工具。

• the firm is delaying paying its own suppliers unless they can deliver exactly what it wants, when it wants it.

  公司正延迟向供应商支付款项，除非他们能够在需要之时準确地提供公司期望的货物。

• only 35% favoured delaying reform until the recession was over.

  只有35%倾向于推迟改革，直至经济衰退结束。

• remember the colloquial phrase to describe being a little bit late, especially if someone is busy, or something is delaying them, such as traffic, e.g.

  记住描述某人有点迟到时用的口语化短语，尤其是当某人很忙或者他被某事(例如交通阻塞)所耽搁的时候。

• because by delaying your start, you are building anticipation, and increasing your focus and energy for your goal.

  因为通过推迟开始日期，有了期盼，这会将使你更多的精力和能量都倾注在目标上。

• they slow the flow of clean energy technology across borders, stifling innovation and delaying much-needed cuts in the cost of green technology.

  他们扼杀创新和延缓迫切需要的降低绿色技术成本，从而将放缓清洁能源技术跨国流动的速度。

• the upside of this is that delaying taking a private or company pension can boost its value significantly.

  这样做的好处就是，推迟领取个人或企业养老金可以大大地提升它的价值。

• fear of the outcome can be another delaying factor.

  对结果感到害怕是拖延的另一个原因。

• but i was furious at myself, first for agreeing to the raid against my better judgment, then for delaying a public acknowledgment of responsibility for it.

  但是，我对自己感到恼怒。我先是放弃自己比较正确的判断，同意突袭，然后又推迟向公众发言为突袭失败承担责任。

• in other words, if you can delay a decision without delaying the project, put the decision off.

  换句话说，如果你能在不拖延项目的前提下延迟某项决策，那就别急着决策。

相似词

detainment扣留；延误；挽留

detention拘留；延迟；挽留

holdback妨害；障碍；制止

holding pattern等待航线；停滞状态

holdup持枪抢劫；交通阻塞

wait等待；耽搁；伺候用餐

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barrel(Barrel) （法、意）巴雷尔（人名）

bolt筛选；囫囵吞下；（把门、窗等）闩上；突然说出，脱口说出

career全速前进，猛沖

course追赶；跑过

dash(Dash) （美、英、印）达什 （人名）

fly(Fly)人名；(法)弗利；(英)弗莱

hasten赶快；急忙

hurry仓促（做某事）；匆忙，急忙；催促；急送；（朝某方向）迅速移动；迅速处理

race比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进

rip(Rip)人名；(塞)里普

rocket迅速增加；飞速移动；迅速成功；用火箭武器攻击；用火箭运载

run经营；奔跑；运转

rush沖进；匆促；急流；灯心草

scoot迅速跑开；猛沖

scud疾行；顺风行驶

scurry匆忙；混乱；急跑；短距离赛跑（或赛马）

speed(Speed) 斯皮德（人名）

tear(Tear) （美）蒂尔（人名）

whirl旋转，回旋；一连串的事或活动；短暂的旅行；螺旋状的糖果（或饼干）

whisk搅拌器；扫帚；毛掸子

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