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| /dɪˈleɪ/ |
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| 1 | C/U a situation in which something happens later or more slowly than you expected 推迟；延误 |
| Why the delay? 为什么耽搁了？ |
| +in Try to find the reason for any delay in payment. 想办法找出推迟付款的原因。 |
| delay in doing sth Please excuse my delay in replying. 请原谅我没有及时答复。 |
| | 1a | C a situation in which a plane , train etc leaves or arrives late （飞机或火车的）延误，晚点 | | Trees had fallen near the railway line, causing more delays. 树倒在铁路线附近，造成更多的火车晚点。 | | After a long delay, the plane finally took off. 飞机在长时间的延误之后终于起飞了。 | |
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| 2 | U failure to do something quickly 耽搁 |
| We have experienced nothing but obstruction and delay from our suppliers. 我们所遇到的全是供应商的阻挠和耽搁。 |
| without delay (=quickly) I hope that discussions will take place without delay. 毫不延迟地；迅速地 |
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| 3 | C the time between an event and its result or between one event and the next （事件与结果之间或事件之间的）间隔时间 |
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