delayde•lay /dɪ'leɪ/

n

1. U 延误；耽搁

• Do it without delay! 立刻去做，不得延误!

2. C 阻塞

• Heavy traffic caused severe delays on all the routes to the coast. 交通流量过大造成通往海滨的各条道路严重阻塞。

3. C,常用单 耽搁的时间

• There was a delay of three hours before the plane took off. 飞机起飞推迟了三个小时。