时间: 2025-04-24 14:28:54
美: [dɪ'le]
英: [dɪ'leɪ]
vi. 延期;耽搁
vt. 延期;耽搁
n. 延期;耽搁;被耽搁或推迟的时间
n. (Delay)人名;(英)迪莱;(法)德莱
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词源分析:delay 来源于古法语 "delaier",意为“推迟”。其构成部分是前缀 "de-" 表示“向下”或“偏离”,和动词 "laier"(停留、延误)。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次使用可追溯至14世纪,常用于描述时间上的延误,尤其是在交通和日常活动中。
课本:在*的英语教材中,delay 通常在初中和高中阶段的英语学中出现。美国的教材,如《Oxford English Language Course》和《American English File》,也会在初学者和中级学*者的课程中涉及。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The flight was delayed by two hours due to bad weather.
(由于恶劣天气,航班延误了两个小时。)
We cannot afford any delays in the project timeline.
(我们不能在项目时间表上承受任何延误。)
She was delayed at the meeting because of a last-minute emergency.
(由于临时紧急情况,她在会议上耽搁了。)
There was a significant delay in the delivery of the goods.
(货物的交付出现了显著的延迟。)
The train delay caused many passengers to miss their connections.
(火车延误导致许多乘客错过了换乘。)
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以上是对 “delay” 这个单词的详细分析,帮助理解其用法和相关知识。
[V-T/V-I] If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. 推迟
例:For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980.由于感情上的原因,我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。
例:They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers.他们推迟了要孩子,为了要建立事业这个通常的理由。
[V-T] To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延误; 耽搁
例:Can you delay him in some way?你能用什么办法耽搁他一下吗?
例:Various setbacks and problems delayed production.各种各样的挫折和问题延误了生产。
[V-I] If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. 拖延
例:If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.如果他再拖延下去,太阳就要升起来了。
[N-VAR] If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected. 耽搁
例:They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone.他们声称这样的耽搁不会伤害任何人。
[N-UNCOUNT] Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. 延误
例:We'll send you a quote without delay.我们会立即向你方报价。