delay

noun

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

Synonym: holdup

2. time during which some action is awaited

e.g. instant replay caused too long a delay
he ordered a hold in the action

Synonym: holdtime lagpostponementwait

verb

1. slow the growth or development of

e.g. The brain damage will retard the child's language development

Synonym: checkretard

2. cause to be slowed down or delayed

e.g. Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform

Synonym: detainhold up

3. stop or halt

e.g. Please stay the bloodshed!

Synonym: staydetain

4. act later than planned, scheduled, or required

e.g. Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered

1. 使延期;使延迟;推迟
If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.

e.g. For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June...
因为感情方面的原因，我想把离开的日期延迟至6月。
e.g. They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers...
为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业，他们推迟了要孩子。

2. 使延误;使耽搁
To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.

delay的近义词

e.g. Can you delay him in some way?...
你能想办法拖住他一会儿吗？
e.g. Various setbacks and problems delayed production...
各种各样的挫折和问题耽搁了生产进度。

3. （故意）拖延，磨蹭
If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something.

e.g. If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。

4. 延期;延迟;推迟
If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.

e.g. They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone...
他们声称这样的延期对谁都不会造成损害。
e.g. Although the tests have caused some delay, flights should be back to normal this morning.
虽然检测造成了一定的延迟，不过今天早上航班就应该能恢复正常了。

5. 延误;耽搁
Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time.

e.g. There is no time left for delay...
已经没有时间再耽误了。
e.g. We'll send you a quote without delay.
我们会立刻送一份报价给你。

1. delay的解释

1. 耽搁：W.)探讨了教室的拥挤给学生学习带来的影响,认为教室的拥挤会导致学生耽搁(delay)、拒绝(denial)、阻断(interruption)以及分心(distraction)等体验. 索利斯(Thouless,H.)的研究表明,班级规模与教学内容和教学组织形式有关,

2. delay：dly; 延迟