with obj.
1- make (someone or something) late or slow使搁置, 使延迟：
the train was delayed.
火车误点了。
1.1
- 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。
1.2
- 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。
1
- a period of time by which something is late or postponed延迟的时间：
a two-hour delay
两小时耽误
long delays in obtaining passports.
获得护照的长时间耽搁。
1.1
- mass noun the action of delaying or being delayed耽搁, 拖延：
I set off without delay.
我当即出发了。
1.2
- Electronics the time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception【电子】延迟, 延时。
1.3
- an electronic device which introduces such an interval, especially in an audio signal延迟器。
派生词
delayer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb).