Word · Frequency #2530
delaying
推迟；延期
delaying is the present participle of delay.
核心释义
To put off something to a later time; to defer.
- 1.
推迟到以后；延期
To put off until a later time; to defer.
- 2.
延缓；暂时停止、扣留或阻碍
To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
- 3.
等待,犹豫,徘徊
To wait, hesitate, tarry.
- 4.
导致减速或延迟
cause to be slowed down or delayed
耽误；延误；使延迟；犹豫；拖延；耽搁；推迟到以后；延期；延缓；暂时停止、扣留或阻碍；等待,犹豫,徘徊
用法In use
The storm delays our departure by two hours.
用法提示：动词原形第三人称单数，表示主动推迟。
They delayed the meeting until next week.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示过去的推迟动作。
The project was delayed due to budget issues.
用法提示：过去分词构成被动语态，表示被推迟。
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
delay + n./pron.
后接被推迟的事物作宾语，常用 until、by 等说明推迟到何时或多久。
They delayed the meeting until next week.
他们把会议推迟到了下周。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- delay the meeting
- 推迟会议
- We had to delay the meeting because of a scheduling conflict.由于日程冲突，我们不得不推迟会议。
- delay doing something
- 推迟做某事
- He delayed making a decision until he had more information.他推迟做决定，直到获得更多信息。
- delay a decision
- 推迟决定
- The committee decided to delay a decision on the proposal.委员会决定推迟对提案的决定。
- be delayed due to
- 因……而延误
- The flight was delayed due to bad weather.航班因恶劣天气而延误。
- delay the release
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘的累’——事情太多，累得不得不延迟。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于中性场合，既可日常也可正式，适用于交通、项目、会议等多种情境。
语法说明Grammar Note
后接名词或动名词，不接不定式
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel sound /eɪ/ as the -ay ending in 'delay'. Note that 'delay' has the prefix 'de-', but the rhyme is on the final syllable.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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