delay-主題

delay

[di'lei]

v.耽擱, 推遲, 延誤 
n.耽擱, 延期, 推遲

例句與用法：

Our plane was delayed by fog.

我們的飛機因大霧而誤點了。

We decided to delay our wedding until next year.

我們決定把婚禮推遲到明年。

After much delay, he finished his paper at last.

拖了那麼久，他終於完成了論文。

詞形變化：

名詞: delayer | 動詞過去式: delayed | 動詞過去分詞: delayed | 動詞現在分詞: delaying | 動詞第三人稱單數: delays |

英文解釋:

名詞 delay:

time during which some action is awaited

同義詞：hold, time lag, postponement, wait

the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

同義詞：holdup

動詞 delay:

cause to be slowed down or delayed

同義詞：detain, hold up

act later than planned, scheduled, or required

stop or halt

同義詞：stay, detain

slow the growth or development of

同義詞：check, retard

同義詞

postpone | stay | wait | put off | detain | retard | postponement | impede | interruption | suspension | suspend | adjournment | interval | pause | break | hold | lull | procrastinate | obstruct | hesitate | slow down | dillydally | restrain | slow up | drag | block | table | put | loiter | dally | off | hold up | linger | up | shelf | defer | stall | tarry | lag | hinder | slacken | time lag | holdup | check | prolong |

反義詞

rush | hasten | hurry |

以上來源於大辭典