delay: [ di'lei ]
n. 耽擱,遲滯
v. 耽擱,延遲
詞形變化:
名詞:delayer 動詞過去式:delayed 過去分詞:delayed 現(xiàn)在分詞:delaying 第三人稱單數(shù):delays

例句與用法:
1. After much delay, he finished his paper at last.
拖了那么久,他終于完成了論文.
2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
我們決定把婚禮推遲到明年.
3. Our plane was delayed by fog.
我們的飛機(jī)因大霧而誤點(diǎn)了.
英英解釋:
名詞delay:
1. time during which some action is awaited
同義詞：hold, time lag, postponement, wait
2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
同義詞：holdup
動詞delay:
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
同義詞：detain, hold up
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required
3. stop or halt
同義詞：stay, detain
4. slow the growth or development of
同義詞：check, retard
put off:
推遲,拖延
v. 延期
例句與用法:
1. Don't put me off when I'm trying to concentrate.
我正要集中注意力呢,別打攪我.
2. He's a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off.
他是個(gè)很好的推銷員,可是他那隨便的態(tài)度容易使人產(chǎn)生反感.
3. She keeps putting off going to the dentist.
她老是拖延著不去看牙病.
英英解釋:
名詞put off:
1. a pretext for delay or inaction
同義詞：putoff
動詞put off:
1. hold back to a later time
同義詞：postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit
2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
同義詞：turn off
3. take away the enthusiasm of
同義詞：dishearten
4. cause to feel embarrassment
同義詞：confuse, flurry, disconcert
5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
同義詞：hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep