| 单词 | delay |
| 释义 | delaydelaysdelayeddelayingdelaydelay2 verb1[intransitive and transitive] to wait until a later time to do something: He agreed to delay the decision.agree他同意暂缓作出决定。delay something until somethingThe elections will be delayed until June.electiondelay选举将推迟到 6 月举行。delay doing somethingDon’t delay seeking help if your child is unwell.seekbe孩子如有不适﹐要立即寻求帮助﹐不得延误。2[transitive] to make someone or something late, or make something happen more slowly: Our flight was delayed by bad weather.bedelay我们的航班因天气恶劣而延误了。A good diet can delay the onset of the disease.合适的饮食可以延缓疾病的发作。THESAURUS: delaydelay to wait until a later time to do something: They decided to delay the announcement about the wedding.decideDon’t delay – buy now!postpone to change an event to a later time or date: The match has been postponed.havebepostponeput something off to delay doing something. Put off is less formal than delay or postpone and is very common in everyday English: I’ve been putting off painting the house, but it really needs doing.beputpaintneeddoI can’t put it off any longer.longprocrastinate formal to delay doing something that you should do: The government cannot procrastinate any longer on the issue.long |
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