delay
n.耽搁,延迟vi.耽搁,拖延vt.耽搁;推迟
释义2:
delay
/ di5lei /
◙ verb1. [with obj.] make (someone or something) late or slow• 使搁置,使延迟 »the train was delayed. 火车误点了。 [no obj.] be late or slow; loiter • 耽搁,迟滞,拖延 »time being of the essence, they delayed no longer. 时间至关重要,他们不再耽搁。 postpone or defer (an action)• 推迟,延迟 »he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates. 他可能决定延迟下一次降息。◙ noun1. a period of time by which something is late or postponed• 延迟的时间 »a two-hour delay. 耽误两小时。 »long delays in obtaining passports. 获得护照的长时间耽搁。 [mass noun] the action of delaying or being delayed• 耽搁,拖延 »I set off without delay. 我马上出发。 [Electronics] the time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception• [电子] 延迟,延时 an electronic device which introduces such an interval, especially in an audio signal• 延迟器【派生】
♦ delayer noun【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb)
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