delay 音标拼音: [dɪl'e]
vt . 延迟
vi . 耽搁,延误
n . 耽搁,延迟,耽搁
延迟耽搁,延误耽搁,延迟,耽搁
delay 延迟
DL delay 延迟
delay n 1 :
time during which some action is awaited ; "
instant replay caused too long a delay "; "
he ordered a hold in the action "
[
synonym : {
delay }, {
hold }, {
time lag }, {
postponement }, {
wait }]
2 :
the act of delaying ;
inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [
synonym : {
delay }, {
holdup }]
v 1 :
cause to be slowed down or delayed ; "
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather "; "
she delayed the work that she didn '
t want to perform " [
synonym : {
delay }, {
detain }, {
hold up }] [
ant :
{
hurry }, {
rush }]
2 :
act later than planned ,
scheduled ,
or required ; "
Don '
t delay your application to graduate school or else it won '
t be considered "
3 :
stop or halt ; "
Please stay the bloodshed !" [
synonym : {
stay },
{
detain }, {
delay }]
4 :
slow the growth or development of ; "
The brain damage will retard the child '
s language development " [
synonym : {
check },
{
retard }, {
delay }]
Delay \
De *
lay "\,
n .;
pl . {
Delays }. [
F .
d ['
e ]
lai ,
fr .
OF .
deleer to delay ,
or fr .
L .
dilatum ,
which ,
though really from a different root ,
is used in Latin only as a p .
p .
neut .
of differre to carry apart ,
defer ,
delay .
See {
Tolerate },
and cf . {
Differ }, {
Delay },
v .]
A putting off or deferring ;
procrastination ;
lingering inactivity ;
stop ;
detention ;
hindrance .
[
1913 Webster ]
Without any delay ,
on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat . --
Acts xxv .
17 .
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The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day . --
Macaulay .
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Delay \
De *
lay "\,
v .
i .
To move slowly ;
to stop for a time ;
to linger ;
to tarry .
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There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and slowness of the succession of those ideas , . . .
beyond which they can neither delay nor hasten . --
Locke .
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1913 Webster ]
Delay \
De *
lay "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Delayed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Delaying }.] [
OF .
deleer ,
delaier ,
fr .
the noun d ['
e ]
lai ,
or directly fr .
L .
dilatare to enlarge ,
dilate ,
in LL .,
to put off .
See {
Delay },
n .,
and cf . {
Delate },
1st {
Defer },
{
Dilate }.]
1 .
To put off ;
to defer ;
to procrastinate ;
to prolong the time of or before .
[
1913 Webster ]
My lord delayeth his coming . --
Matt .
xxiv .
48 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To retard ;
to stop ,
detain ,
or hinder ,
for a time ;
to retard the motion ,
or time of arrival ,
of ;
as ,
the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow .
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Thyrsis !
whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook to hear his madrigal . --
Milton .
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3 .
To allay ;
to temper . [
Obs .]
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The watery showers delay the raging wind . --
Surrey .
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268 Moby Thesaurus words for "
delay ":
abide ,
adjourn ,
afterthought ,
arrest ,
arrestation ,
arrestment ,
await ,
backpedal ,
backwater ,
be a sideliner ,
be still ,
bide ,
bide the issue ,
bind ,
block ,
blockage ,
blocking ,
bog down ,
bottle up ,
brake ,
bureaucratic delay ,
check ,
clip the wings ,
clogging ,
closing up ,
closure ,
coast ,
confine ,
constriction ,
continue ,
countercheck ,
cramp ,
curb ,
dally ,
dam up ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dawdle ,
dawdling ,
decelerate ,
deceleration ,
defer ,
deferment ,
deferral ,
delayage ,
delayed reaction ,
detain ,
detainment ,
detention ,
dilly ,
dillydally ,
do nothing ,
double take ,
drag ,
drag along ,
drag out ,
dragging ,
draw rein ,
drift ,
drone ,
ease off ,
ease up ,
ease -
off ,
ease -
up ,
extend ,
falter ,
fixation ,
flag ,
flagging ,
foot -
dragging ,
gap ,
goof off ,
halt ,
hampering ,
hang about ,
hang around ,
hang back ,
hang fire ,
hang up ,
hang -
up ,
hesitate ,
hiatus ,
hibernate ,
hinder ,
hindering ,
hindrance ,
hold back ,
hold everything ,
hold in check ,
hold off ,
hold on ,
hold over ,
hold up ,
hold your horses ,
hold -
up ,
holdback ,
holdup ,
idle ,
impede ,
impediment ,
inhibit ,
inhibition ,
interference ,
interim ,
interlude ,
intermeddle ,
intermit ,
interrupt ,
interruption ,
interval ,
intervene ,
jam ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep in check ,
lacuna ,
lag ,
lag behind ,
lagging ,
lay aside ,
lay away ,
lay by ,
lay over ,
let ,
let down ,
let up ,
letdown ,
letup ,
lie dormant ,
linger ,
logjam ,
loiter ,
loitering ,
lollygag ,
lose ground ,
lose momentum ,
lose speed ,
lull ,
make late ,
mark time ,
meddle ,
minus acceleration ,
mire ,
moderate ,
moratorium ,
mull ,
negativism ,
not budge ,
not stir ,
nuisance value ,
obstruct ,
obstruction ,
obstructionism ,
occlusion ,
oppose ,
opposition ,
paperasserie ,
pause ,
pigeonhole ,
poke ,
poke along ,
postpone ,
postponement ,
procrastinate ,
prolong ,
prorogate ,
prorogue ,
protract ,
push aside ,
put aside ,
put away ,
put in mothballs ,
put off ,
put on ice ,
recess ,
red tape ,
red -
tapeism ,
red -
tapery ,
reef ,
rein in ,
relax ,
repress ,
repression ,
reprieve ,
reserve ,
resist ,
resistance ,
respite ,
rest ,
restrain ,
restraint ,
restriction ,
retard ,
retardance ,
retardation ,
retardment ,
scotch ,
set aside ,
set back ,
set by ,
setback ,
shelve ,
shift off ,
shilly -
shally ,
shilly -
shallying ,
sideline ,
sit back ,
sit it out ,
sit tight ,
sit up ,
slack off ,
slack up ,
slack -
up ,
slacken ,
slackening ,
sleep on ,
slow ,
slow down ,
slow up ,
slow -
up ,
slowdown ,
slowing ,
slowing down ,
slowness ,
slowup ,
snub ,
squeeze ,
stagnate ,
stall ,
stand over ,
stave off ,
stay ,
stay of execution ,
stay up ,
stick around ,
stop ,
stoppage ,
store ,
stow ,
stranglehold ,
stretch out ,
stricture ,
suppress ,
suppression ,
suspend ,
suspension ,
table ,
table the motion ,
take a recess ,
take in sail ,
take time ,
tarry ,
tarrying ,
temporize ,
throttle down ,
tie -
up ,
time lag ,
trail ,
vacillate ,
vegetate ,
wait ,
wait a minute ,
wait and see ,
waiting ,
waive ,
waste time ,
watch and wait ,
waver DELAY ,
civil law .
The time allowed either by law or by agreement of the parties to do something .
2 .
The law allows a delay ,
for a party who has been summoned to appear ,
to make defence ,
to appeal ;
it admits of a delay during which and action may be brought ,
certain rights exercised ,
and the like .
3 .
By the agreement of the parties there may be a delay in the payment of a debt ,
the fulfillment of a contract , &
c .
Vide Code ,
3 ,
11 ,
4 ;
Nov .
69 ,
c .
2 Merl .
Rep .
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