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常考释义
1.[c]延迟（或耽搁、拖延）的时间a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late
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。
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.来信收悉，迟复为歉。
a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay两小时的延误
2.[c][u]延期；耽搁；延误a situation in which sth does not happen when it should; the act of delaying
There's no time for delay.没有时间了，不能拖延了。
Report it to the police without delay(= immediately) .赶快将此事报告警方。
1.[i][t]延迟；延期；推迟to not do sth until a later time or to make sth happen at a later time
Don't delay─call us today!别拖延 — 今天就给我们打电话！
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。
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。
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。
2.[t]~ sb使迟到；使耽搁；使拖延to make sb late or force them to do sth more slowly
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 sth to delay a process, decision, etc.) .政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。
5b. The goods were promised to be delivered with in a week, and we have been put to considerable in convenience through the long delay.
你方承诺一周内交货，可是由于长时间的拖延，你们给我们带来了极大的不便。
"If it was an eight- or nine-week delay there would be a problem [with getting some toys on shelves in time for Christmas]. "
一家大型玩具零售商的高级主管表示，“如果延期时间为8至9周，那么（某些玩具要在圣诞节期间及时上架）就有麻烦了。”
Representative: Captain, our ship-owner instructed me to check a few details with you on this delay.
代表：船长，船东指示我向您核对一些这次延误事件的细节。
Even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.
如果我能立即投入工作，哪怕只有很短的时间，累积起来也会变成十分有用的几个小时。
We feel that some advice of this long delay should have been given, and we await early explanation on this point.
我方认为对这么长时间的延误应该有个说法。我方期待贵方尽快做出解释。
Do not be discouraged by set backs and delay tactics used by the dark hats, as their days in power are numbered at this late stage.
不要因为挫折沮丧，最后一段时间黑暗势力的日子屈指可数，他们用延迟作为一项战术。
Xu said there had been a small delay in paying taxes, but they had paid the full amount and yet the heaviest fine was levied.
许志永说，公盟在缴税上有一点点拖延，但已经交足了税款，却还是被课以最重的罚金。
She had understood that the cost of democracy is the price the poor pay in the delay of their entry into the middle class.
她知道，民主的成本相当于穷人为推迟进入中产阶级的支付的价格。
Two years later, when the shoe was on the other foot, Gingrich and DeLay would not be so charitable.
两年后，当我们所处的位置调了过来，金里奇和迪莱就没有这么仁慈了。
Write down your executive search consultant's number and the company's number in case you have to ask for a delay.
记下你猎头顾问的号码和公司的号码，这样就可以在不得不推迟安排时派上用场。
In an interview with the BBC, developer Kerry Michael said he was "bitterly disappointed at the continued delay. "
在一次BBC的采访中，开发者克里迈克尔说他“对无尽的延期彻底的失望。”
The main reason for delay seems to be the inexperience or ineptitude of local officials.
而建设步伐的延误的主要原因似乎是地方行事官员的经验不足或不称职。
A: What seems to be the delay in shipping ? B: We're having trouble arranging for a carrier .
你们出货延迟了，是什么原故呢？B：因为货运公司的安排有问题。
Pennant was late twice last week. He said one delay was because he had been stopped by police for speeding on the motorway.
彭南特上周迟到两次，一次他借口说他由于超车在交警停在高速公路上。
We have to remind you again of our overdue account and must request you to let us have your payment without further delay.
我们不得不再次提醒你们，我们的帐目已经预期，请你们立即付款结清帐目。
A handful of researchers, however, think science will ultimately delay aging at least long enough to double life spans.
大量研究人员认为，科学将最终推迟变老速度，使人类寿命至少可以达到预期生命期限的两倍。
This delay is often a frustrating factor in cell-network data connections.
延迟往往是蜂窝式网络中最令人抓狂的因素。
That's because a federal judge said he won't delay the former White House aide's sentence in the CIA leak case.
这是为了不耽误联邦法官在中情局泄密一案中对前白宫副官的审判。
We shall be grateful if you will look into the matter and let us have a reply without delay.
如能调查此事并及时给予答复，我们将很感激。
Please look up the matter and give us your definite reply without further delay.
请重视此事并立即给予我方一个确切的答复。
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