delay

noun

/dɪˈleɪ/

[countable, uncountable] a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of a problem that makes something slow or late延迟（或耽搁、拖延）的时间
- Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。
- to experience/suffer delays 经历/遭受延误
- to avoid/minimize further delays 避免/尽量减少进一步的延误
- Increased congestion and traffic delays are expected.预计拥堵和交通延误会增加。
- a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay两小时的延误
- delay in something The strike has led to some delays in train services.此次罢工导致了一些列车的延误。
- delay in doing something We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟复为歉。
- delay to something These issues have caused serious delays to the project.这些问题导致了项目的严重延误。
- Flights to New York may be subject to delay.到纽约的航班可能易受延误。
Collocations Travel and tourism
Travel and tourism旅游和旅游业Holidays/vacations假期
- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking预订；取消预订
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西
- call/order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel出国旅行
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport申请／拿到／续签护照
- take out/buy/get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留
- experience/cause/lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage托运／取／弄丢行李
- be charged for/pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry旅游业
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors吸引游客
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业
- promote/develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour预订／进行／去包价旅游
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
- After a series of lengthy delays, the case finally came to court.在多次长时间的延期后，这个案子终于开庭审理了。
- I apologize for the delay in replying to you.我为耽搁了回信向您道歉。
- Passengers complain about lack of information when travel delays occur.旅客抱怨说旅途中发生延误时没有人告知相关信息。
- Passengers have experienced long delays.乘客已被多次长时间地延误。
- Please address your letters properly so as to reduce delays.请正确书写信件地址以减少延误。
- The building project has been plagued by bureaucratic delays.这个建筑项目一直因官僚作风而一再拖延。
- Undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly.由于人们没做好自己的工作而引起了不必要的延误。
- delays in getting to the airport去机场路上的延误
- further delays to the plan对这一计划的再三拖延
- There is a five-minute time delay on the bank's safe.银行的保险箱有 5 分钟的延时。
- Travel delays and cancellations are to be expected.预计会出现旅行延误和取消。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- enormous
- lengthy
- …
… of delays
- series
verb + delay
- be subject to
- be plagued by
- encounter
- …
delay + verb
- occur
preposition
- without delay
- delay in
- delay of
- …
[uncountable] failure to do something quickly or at the right time; the act of delaying延期；耽搁；延误
- There's no time for delay.没有时间了，不能拖延了。
- without delay Report it to the police without delay (= immediately).赶快将此事报告警方。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- enormous
- lengthy
- …
… of delays
- series
verb + delay
- be subject to
- be plagued by
- encounter
- …
delay + verb
- occur
preposition
- without delay
- delay in
- delay of
- …

词源Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb).

delay

verb

/dɪˈleɪ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they delay	/dɪˈleɪ/ /dɪˈleɪ/
he / she / it delays	/dɪˈleɪz/ /dɪˈleɪz/
past simple delayed	/dɪˈleɪd/ /dɪˈleɪd/
past participle delayed	/dɪˈleɪd/ /dɪˈleɪd/
-ing form delaying	/dɪˈleɪɪŋ/ /dɪˈleɪɪŋ/

[transitive] delay somebody/something to make somebody/something late or force them to do something more slowly使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延
- My flight was delayed. 我的航班延误了。
- Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour.数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。
- The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing something to delay a process, decision, etc.).政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。
- What could have delayed him?是什么让他耽搁了呢？
- Mellanby's arrival was seriously delayed by a late train.因为火车晚点梅兰比晚到了很长时间。
- The train had been unavoidably delayed after a small avalanche blocked the line.一场小雪崩阻塞了线路，火车不可避免地晚点了。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- seriously
- significantly
- substantially
- …
[intransitive, transitive] to not do something until a later time or to make something happen at a later time延迟；延期；推迟 synonym defer
- Don't delay—call us today!别拖延，今天就给我们打电话！
- We can't delay much longer.我们不能再拖延了。
- delay something Heavy hail showers delayed the start of the race. 大雨推迟了比赛的开始。
- the delay the launch/release/publication of something某物的推出/发行/出版的延迟
- She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock.她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。
- delay something until… The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender.法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。
- delay doing something He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing forms
Verbs usually followed by -ing forms
- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
- These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease.这些药物能够大大延缓疾病发作的时间。
- The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether.保守同盟可能会推迟或彻底阻碍进一步的改革。
- These arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction.这些争论肯定将导致开工延期。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- seriously
- significantly
- substantially
- …

词源Middle English: from Old French delayer (verb).