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。
推迟；延期
delays — third person singular of delay
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
To put off something to a later time; to defer.
推迟到以后；延期
To put off until a later time; to defer.
延缓；暂时停止、扣留或阻碍
To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
等待,犹豫,徘徊
To wait, hesitate, tarry.
导致减速或延迟
cause to be slowed down or delayed
一般现在时
He delays his decision until the last moment.
他把决定推迟到最后一刻。
一般过去时
She delayed the project due to budget issues.
她因预算问题推迟了项目。
现在进行时
The company is delaying the product launch.
公司正在推迟产品发布。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为delayed。
The storm delays our departure by two hours.
暴风雨使我们的出发推迟了两个小时。
用法提示：动词原形第三人称单数，表示主动推迟。
AI contextual example
They delayed the meeting until next week.
他们把会议推迟到了下周。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示过去的推迟动作。
AI contextual example
The project was delayed due to budget issues.
项目因预算问题被推迟。
用法提示：过去分词构成被动语态，表示被推迟。
AI contextual example
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。
后接动名词，表示推迟做某事，不能说 delay to do sth。
Don't delay sending in your application.
别拖延提交申请。
被动形式常指因外力而延误，by 后接延误的时长或原因。
The flight was delayed by two hours.
航班延误了两个小时。
不带宾语时表示犹豫、拖延、磨蹭，多用于劝告或命令句。
Don't delay — apply today!
别拖延——今天就申请！
grammar · medium
易错句子He delayed to answer the letter.
正确表达He delayed answering the letter.
delay 作动词时后面只接动名词（-ing 形式）作宾语，不能接不定式 to do；表示“推迟做某事”要说 delay doing sth，不能说 delay to do sth。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flight delayed for two hours because of the storm.
正确表达The flight was delayed for two hours because of the storm.
delay 表示“使延误”时是及物动词，必须带宾语或使用被动语态 be delayed。汉语“航班延误了”看似主语自己发出的动作，但英语里航班是被延误的对象，所以要用被动形式 was delayed。
grammar · medium
易错句子I delayed for the meeting this morning.
正确表达I was late for the meeting this morning.
delay 指“推迟、使延误”，不表示人自己“迟到”。汉语“迟到”对应 be late for，因此这里要用 was late for 而不是 delayed。
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。
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。
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。
因……而延误
The flight was delayed due to bad weather.
航班因恶劣天气而延误。
推迟发布
The company delayed the release of the new product.
公司推迟了新产品的发布。
de- + lay
de- + fer
de- + let
lay (root)
re- + lay
in- + lay
航班是经常被延误的典型场景
交通堵塞是导致延迟的常见原因
项目进度常因各种原因而延迟
约会或预约常因迟到而延迟
日程安排可能因延迟而被打乱
毫不拖延，立即
We must act without delay to prevent further damage.
我们必须立即行动，防止进一步损害。
推迟不可避免的事情
You can only delay the inevitable for so long before you have to face it.
你只能推迟不可避免的事情那么久，最终还是要面对它。
迟到的正义就是非正义。
The trial must proceed quickly; justice delayed is justice denied.
审判必须迅速进行，迟到的正义就是非正义。
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