英语单词delay翻译，英文单词delay的意思

delay

简明英汉词典

delay

[di5lei]

v.

耽搁, 延迟, 延期, 迟滞

n.

耽搁, 延迟, 迟滞

美国传统词典[双解]

delay

de.lay

AHD:[d1-l3“]

D.J.[di6lei]

K.K.[d!6le]

v.（动词）

de.layed， de.lay.ing， de.lays

v.tr.（及物动词）

(1)To postpone until a later time; defer.

延期；推迟

(2)To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:

使…延迟：使…比期望的要迟一些或慢一些：

Heavy traffic delayed us.

交通堵塞使我们迟到了

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.

延缓，延期：行动慢；推迟一个行动或一项决定

n.（名词）

(1)The act of delaying; postponement:

拖延，延期：推迟的行为；延迟：

responded without delay.

即刻回信

(2)The condition of being delayed; detainment.

耽误：耽搁的状态；耽误

(3)The period of time during which one is delayed.

耽搁的时间

(4)The interval of time between two events.

间隔的时间：两件事之间间隔的时间

语源

(1)Middle English delaien

中古英语 delaien

(2)from Anglo-Norman delaier

源自 英法语 delaier

(3)from Old French deslaier

源自 古法语 deslaier

(4)des- [de-]

des- [前缀，表“取消”]

(5)laier [to leave]

laier [离开]

(6)[of Germanic origin] * see leip-

[日耳曼语词源] *参见 leip-

继承用法

delay“er

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)delay， slow， retard， detain

(2)These verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired. To

这些动词表示比所期待的要迟一些或慢一些的意思。

(3)delay is to cause to be behind schedule:

Delay 是使落后于进度表：

The bus was delayed by a cloudburst.

由于大暴雨，公共汽车来迟了。

(4)Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:

Slow 含有速度有意减慢的意思：

A sprained ankle slowed my pace.

扭伤了的脚踝骨使我的步伐减慢。

The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop. To

司机在车完全停下来之前先减慢车速。

(5)retard is to slow and delay or impede progress, action, or accomplishment:

Retard 指减慢并延迟，阻碍进步、行动或成就：

“the increasing hatred, which retarded the execution of his great designs” (Edward Gibbon).

“逐渐增长的仇恨，推迟了他的伟大计划的执行” （爱德华·吉本）。

(6)Detain stresses being held back and prevented from proceeding:

Detain 强调在前进过程中受到阻止：

She was detained by an unexpected visitor.

她因有人临时来访而被耽搁了

现代英汉词典

delay

[dI5leI]

vt., vi.

delayed, delaying

(1)推迟；延缓

(2)耽搁

The letter was delayed three days by the train accident.

这次火车事故使这封信耽搁了三天。

(3)拖延

词性变化

delay

n.

(1)延缓；迟延

(2)耽误；阻塞；拖延

After a delay of one hour, we continued our journey.

耽搁一小时后，我们又继续旅行。

现代英汉综合大辞典

delay

[di5lei]

vt.

延期, 延缓; 推迟

We decided to delay our holiday until next month.

我们决定将休假延至下个月。

词性变化

delay

[di5lei]

vi.

耽搁, 耽误

It's getting late; don't delay.

时间已晚, 别再耽误 了。

delay

[di5lei]

n.

延迟, 耽误, 耽搁

继承用法

delay(ed)-action

adj.

延期[发]的; (雷管、炸弹等)定时的; 延迟动作的

词性变化

delay

[di5lei]

n.

延迟动作[作用]

delay-line

n.

延迟线

delay-channel

n.

延迟信道

delay-time

n.

延迟[滞后]时间

delayable

adj.

delayingly

adv.

习惯用语

admit of no delay

刻不容缓

without delay

赶快, 立刻

特殊用法

acoustic delay

声延迟

adjustable delay

可调延迟时刻, 可调滞后

altitude delay

高度延迟

analogue delay

模拟延迟

aperture delay

孔径延迟

automatic video delay

自动视频信号延迟(线)

base-line delay

基线时间延迟

beacon delay

信标延迟; 回答延迟

blanking delay

消隐延迟

burst-flag delay

色同步选通脉冲延迟

carry delay

进位延迟

carry propagation delay

运行传播延迟

chrominance delay

色度延迟

coarse delay

粗延迟, 近似延迟

code delay

电码积压

coding delay

编码(脉冲)时延

corrective delay

校正延迟

cut-in delay

接入延迟

cut-out delay

切除延迟

cycle delay

周期延迟

data delay

数据延迟

definite time delay

定时滞后

differential delay

微分(差分)延迟

digits delay

数位延迟

electromechanical delay

电-机械延时器

envelope delay

群时延, 包络(线)时延

expected delay

期望延迟

exponential time delay

指数特性时间延迟

external delay

外部延迟

fall delay

下降延迟

fine delay

【航空、航海】微小延迟

firing delay

点[着]火延迟

fixed delay

固定延迟(时延)

fixed－time delay

定时延迟

horizontal delay

行延迟线

ignition delay

着火迟后(期), 滞燃期

inherent delay

固有延迟

insertion delay

插入延迟

intentional delay of the game

故意拖延比赛(时间)

interrogation suppressed time delay

询问抑制时间延迟

interrogator delay

询问器延迟

ionization delay

电离延迟

long ignition delay

着火延迟

luminance delay

亮度延迟

magnetostrictive delay

磁致伸缩延迟

make delay

闭合时间, 闭合延迟时间

multipath delay

重复信号延迟, 多径延迟

mutational delay

突变延迟

operating delays

操作延误

pause delay

暂停延迟, 暂停延时

period delay

延期装置

permanent delay

固定时延, 永久延迟

phantastron delay

幻象电路延迟

propagation delay

传播延迟

pulse fall delay

脉冲下降[上升]延迟

pulse rise delay

脉冲下降[上升]延迟

quench(ing) delay

淬火延迟

range delay

距离延迟

restitution delay

复原延迟

rotational delay

旋转延迟

saturation delay

饱和延迟

sequential time delay

连续时延

static time delay

静时延

step delay

分级延迟, 步进延迟

storage delay

存储延迟

sweep delay

扫描(起点的)延迟

terminal delay

终点迟滞

time delays

时间延误

total delay

总延迟, 系统固有延迟

trailing edge delay

(脉冲)后沿延迟

transient delay

瞬变延迟, 暂态延迟

transponder suppressed time delay

发射机应答器的抑制时间延迟

transport delay

迁移延迟

trigger delay

触发延迟

trigger-gate delay

触发选通脉冲延迟, 触发门脉冲延迟

turn-off delay

断开[通导]延迟

turn-on delay

断开[通导]延迟

unreasonable delay

无理的拖延

delay in payment

延期付款

delay of firing

发火延迟

参考词汇

delay defer postpone put off

均含“推迟”、“延期”、“延缓”的意思。

(1)delay 指“暂时阻挠或阻挡, 稍后可再继续进行”, 如:

The steamer was delayed by bad weather.

汽轮因天气不佳而延期。

(2)defer指“决定延期至适当时期, 而且有意向将来一定继续作”, 如:

Payment has been deferred until next week.

付款已延期到下星期。

(3)postpone是正式用语, 语义较强, 指“有意识地延至将来某一特定时间”, 在多数情况下, 后面说明改在何时进行, 如:

The meeting has been postponed to Friday.

会议推迟到星期五举行。

(4)put off与postpone大致同义, 但较通俗口语化, 如:

Let's put this off till some other time.

我们还是把这搁一搁, 以后再说吧。

用法词典

delay

来自古法语delaier