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1. Oxford Dictionary

   delay

   • IPA[dɪˈleɪ]

   英式

   • v.
     make (someone or something) late or slow；be late or slow; loiter
   • n.
     a period of time by which something is late or postponed；the action of delaying or being delayed

   • verb: delay, 3rd person present: delays, gerund or present participle: delaying, past tense: delayed, past participle: delayed

   • noun: delay, plural noun: delays

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (someone or something) late or slow the train was delayed 同義詞 detain, hold up, make late, retard, keep (back), ... 更多slow up, slow down, set back, bog down, hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
   • ▪ be late or slow; loiter time being of the essence, they delayed no longer 同義詞 linger, dally, take one's time, drag one's feet, be slow, ... 更多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, informaldilly-dally, let the grass grow under one's feet, archaic, literarytarry反義詞 hurry
   • ▪ postpone or defer (an action) he may decide to delay the next cut in interest rates 同義詞 postpone, put off, defer, hold over, shelve, ... 更多suspend, stay, hold in abeyance, pigeonhole, reschedule, adjourn, put over, table, lay on the table, continue, informalput on ice, put on the back burner, put in cold storage, rareremit, respite反義詞 advance, bring forward

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a period of time by which something is late or postponed a two-hour delay long delays in obtaining passports 同義詞 hold-up, wait, waiting period, detainment, hindrance, ... 更多impediment, obstruction, setback, interval, gap, interlude, postponement, deferral, deferment, putting off, stay, respite, rescheduling, adjournment, continuation, rareput-off
   • ▪ the action of delaying or being delayed I set off without delay 同義詞 lingering, dallying, dawdling, loitering, procrastination, ... 更多stalling, hesitation, dithering, shilly-shallying, informaldilly-dallying, archaic, literarytarrying, rarecunctation
   • ▪ the time interval between the propagation of an electrical signal and its reception.
   • ▪ an electronic device which introduces a delay, especially in an audio signal.

   delayed-action

   • adj.
     operating or effective after a predetermined length of time: delayed-action bombs
   • n.
     the operation of something after a predetermined length of time.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   delay line

   • n.
     a device producing a specific desired delay in the transmission of a signal.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   delay line

   • n.
     a device producing a specific desired delay in the transmission of a signal.

   Oxford Dictionary

   delayed-action

   • adj.
     operating or effective after a predetermined length of time: delayed-action bombs
   • n.
     the operation of something after a predetermined length of time.

   Oxford Dictionary

   developmental delay

   • n.
     the condition of a child being less developed mentally or physically than is normal for its age: mercury contributes to many known health problems, including neurological injury, developmental delay, and cerebral palsy

   Oxford American Dictionary

   long-delayed

   • adj.
     having been postponed or deferred for a long time: a long-delayed project to modernize the building

   Oxford Dictionary

   developmental delay

   • n.
     the condition of a child being less developed mentally or physically than is normal for its age: mercury contributes to many known health problems, including neurological injury, developmental delay, and cerebral palsy

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   delay

   • IPA[dəˈlā]

   美式

   • v.
     make (someone or something) late or slow: the train was delayed
   • n.
     a period of time by which something is late or postponed: a two-hour delay long delays in obtaining passports

   Oxford American Dictionary