英语词汇“delay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

delay

/dɪˈleɪ

verb [with object]

1Make (someone or something) late or slow: the train was delayed...

I wonder if there's another clause fining you if your train delays other people's trains.
First, relevant personnel were delayed by the train chaos and then I understand the equipment broke down.
This delays plan development, slows the response to changing plans, and increases vulnerability to failure for want of adequate support.

Synonyms

detain, hold up, make late, retard, keep (back), slow up, slow down, set back, bog down;

hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct

1.1 [no object] Be late or slow; loiter: time being of the essence, they delayed no longer...

For example, when we are trying to go somewhere I sometimes feel that Simon is dawdling and delaying.
He's a liar, he's a prevaricator, he delays: I hold no brief for him as an individual or for his policies.
But the longer he delays, the greater the risk that the project turns out to be a flop.

Synonyms

linger, dally, take one's time, drag one's feet, be slow, hold back, lag/fall behind, dawdle, loiter, not keep pace, waste time;

procrastinate, stall, play for time, buy time, hang fire, mark time, temporize, hesitate, dither, shilly-shally;

stonewall, filibuster

informal dilly-dally, let the grass grow under one's feet

archaic or literary tarry

1.2Postpone or defer (an action): he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates...

Most governors and legislatures would rather make budget cuts or delay some of their tax cuts for now.
Her ankle would take a while to heal so we decided to press, there was no point in delaying any longer than we had to.
The Faculty of the University recommended him for a chair of theoretical physics but the Department of Educational Affairs decided to delay confirming the post.

Synonyms

postpone, put off, defer, hold over, shelve, suspend, stay, hold in abeyance, pigeonhole;

reschedule, adjourn;

North American put over, table, lay on the table;

North American Law continue

informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage

rare remit, respite

noun

1A period of time by which something is late or postponed: a two-hour delay long delays in obtaining passports...

Bank transfers are prone to delays in the Christmas period as officials all over the world take a few days off.
With continuing delays in constructing the new parliament building, Ministers will be forced to look for alternative accommodation.
He is anxious that the Minister would resolves all issues surrounding the delays in payment before he leaves office.

Synonyms

hold-up, wait, waiting period, detainment;

hindrance, impediment, obstruction, setback;

interval, gap, interlude

postponement, deferral, deferment, putting off, stay, respite;

rescheduling, adjournment;

North American Law continuation

rare put-off

1.1 [mass noun] The action of delaying or being delayed: I set off without delay...

Yet all we are hearing here, in her fourth year as Minister, is all this delay and dilly-dallying and shilly-shallying.
Any sensible Englishman does the same, knowing that the English weather most often delivers up summer in short bursts, to be enjoyed without delay or hesitation.
‘It is time the Government ended the dither and delay,’ he said.

Synonyms

lingering, dallying, dawdling, loitering;

procrastination, stalling, hesitation, dithering, shilly-shallying

informal dilly-dallying

archaic or literary tarrying

rare cunctation

1.2 Electronics The time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception.Finally, the average period of the oscillator is related to the average signal propagation delay through the test circuit....

Then in design, you'll have to handle delays in signal propagation, circuit shape starts playing a strong role in design.
The modified write inhibit threshold essentially facilitates an acceptable delay in activating a write inhibit signal.

1.3An electronic device which introduces a delay, especially in an audio signal.The programmable delay cells provide that propagation delays can be set to perform timing margin tests.

Derivatives

delayer

noun ...

My generation of marriage delayers drifted into this period without any real understanding of its value or meaning.
This was by necessity a long term strategy and gave rise to the term, Fabian tactic as well as earning Maximus the name Cunctator - the delayer.
Among those men, 53% said they were not interested in getting married anytime soon - the marriage delayers.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb).

单词	delay
释义	delay /dɪˈleɪ / verb [with object] 1Make (someone or something) late or slow: the train was delayed... I wonder if there's another clause fining you if your train delays other people's trains. First, relevant personnel were delayed by the train chaos and then I understand the equipment broke down. This delays plan development, slows the response to changing plans, and increases vulnerability to failure for want of adequate support. Synonyms detain, hold up, make late, retard, keep (back), slow up, slow down, set back, bog down; hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct 1.1 [no object] Be late or slow; loiter: time being of the essence, they delayed no longer... For example, when we are trying to go somewhere I sometimes feel that Simon is dawdling and delaying. He's a liar, he's a prevaricator, he delays: I hold no brief for him as an individual or for his policies. But the longer he delays, the greater the risk that the project turns out to be a flop. Synonyms linger, dally, take one's time, drag one's feet, be slow, hold back, lag/fall behind, dawdle, loiter, not keep pace, waste time; procrastinate, stall, play for time, buy time, hang fire, mark time, temporize, hesitate, dither, shilly-shally; stonewall, filibuster informal dilly-dally, let the grass grow under one's feet archaic or literary tarry 1.2Postpone or defer (an action): he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates... Most governors and legislatures would rather make budget cuts or delay some of their tax cuts for now. Her ankle would take a while to heal so we decided to press, there was no point in delaying any longer than we had to. The Faculty of the University recommended him for a chair of theoretical physics but the Department of Educational Affairs decided to delay confirming the post. Synonyms postpone, put off, defer, hold over, shelve, suspend, stay, hold in abeyance, pigeonhole; reschedule, adjourn; North American put over, table, lay on the table; North American Law continue informal put on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage rare remit, respite noun 1A period of time by which something is late or postponed: a two-hour delay long delays in* obtaining passports... Bank transfers are prone to delays in the Christmas period as officials all over the world take a few days off. With continuing delays in constructing the new parliament building, Ministers will be forced to look for alternative accommodation. He is anxious that the Minister would resolves all issues surrounding the delays in payment before he leaves office. Synonyms hold-up, wait, waiting period, detainment; hindrance, impediment, obstruction, setback; interval, gap, interlude postponement, deferral, deferment, putting off, stay, respite; rescheduling, adjournment; North American* Law continuation rare put-off 1.1 [mass noun] The action of delaying or being delayed: I set off without delay... Yet all we are hearing here, in her fourth year as Minister, is all this delay and dilly-dallying and shilly-shallying. Any sensible Englishman does the same, knowing that the English weather most often delivers up summer in short bursts, to be enjoyed without delay or hesitation. ‘It is time the Government ended the dither and delay,’ he said. Synonyms lingering, dallying, dawdling, loitering; procrastination, stalling, hesitation, dithering, shilly-shallying informal dilly-dallying archaic or literary tarrying rare cunctation 1.2 Electronics The time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception.Finally, the average period of the oscillator is related to the average signal propagation delay through the test circuit.... Then in design, you'll have to handle delays in signal propagation, circuit shape starts playing a strong role in design. The modified write inhibit threshold essentially facilitates an acceptable delay in activating a write inhibit signal. 1.3An electronic device which introduces a delay, especially in an audio signal.The programmable delay cells provide that propagation delays can be set to perform timing margin tests. Derivatives delayer noun ... My generation of marriage delayers drifted into this period without any real understanding of its value or meaning. This was by necessity a long term strategy and gave rise to the term, Fabian tactic as well as earning Maximus the name Cunctator - the delayer. Among those men, 53% said they were not interested in getting married anytime soon - the marriage delayers. Origin Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb).
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