释义 |
delay/diˈlei/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. postpone; defer 推迟,使延期 , 2 tr. make late 耽搁 was delayed at the traffic lights 红绿灯让我们耽搁了一会儿 3 intr. loiter; be late 闲逛,游荡;晚到 don't delay! 别耽误了 ! ●n. 1 the act or an instance of delaying; the process of being delayed 延迟,拖延 2 time lost by inaction or the inability to proceed 耽搁(耽误)的时间 3 a hindrance 妨碍;障碍 □ delayer n.[Middle English from Old French delayer (v.), delai (n.), probably from des- DIS- + laier ‘leave’: see RELAY1] |