delay

1. V-T/V-I If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. 推迟

For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980. 由于感情上的原因，我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。

They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers. 他们推迟了要孩子，为了要建立事业这个通常的理由。

2. V-T To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. 延误; 耽搁

Can you delay him in some way?

你能用什么办法耽搁他一下吗？

Various setbacks and problems delayed production. 各种各样的挫折和问题延误了生产。

3. V-I If you delay, you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. 拖延

If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up. 如果他再拖延下去，太阳就要升起来了。

4. N-VAR If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected. 耽搁

They claimed that such a delay wouldn't hurt anyone. 他们声称这样的耽搁不会伤害任何人。

5. N-UNCOUNT Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. 延误

We'll send you a quote without delay. 我们会立即向你方报价。