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nounverb Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. 路远乘车上下班的人今天要在路上耽误很多时间了。 We apologize for the delay in answering your letter. 来信收悉，迟复为歉。 a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay两小时的延误 Increased congestion and traffic delays are expected. There's no time for delay. 没有时间了，不能拖延了。 Report it to the police without delay (= immediately). 赶快将此事报告警方。 After a series of lengthy delays, the case finally came to court. Flights to New York may be subject to delay. I apologize for the delay in replying to you. Passengers complain about lack of information when travel delays occur. Passengers have experienced long delays. Please address your letters properly so as to reduce delays. Please send him the information without delay. The building project has been plagued by bureaucratic delays. The strike has led to some delays in train services. There is a five-minute time delay on the bank’s safe. Travellers complained about lack of information when travel delays occurred. Undue delays have been caused by people not doing their jobs properly. a delay of several weeks delays in getting to the airport further delays to the plan Report it to the police without delay. 赶快将此事报告警方。 There’s no time for delay. 没有时间了，不能拖延了。 a delay of two hours/a two-hour delay两小时的延误 Don't delay—call us today! 别拖延，今天就给我们打电话！ We can't delay much longer. delay something The judge will delay his verdict until he receives medical reports on the offender. 法官将推迟判决，直到收到有关违法者的医疗报告。 She's suffering a delayed reaction (= a reaction that did not happen immediately) to the shock. 她正在承受着冲击所带来的滞后反应。 delay doing something He delayed telling her the news, waiting for the right moment. 他没有马上把消息告诉她，等有了适当的时机再说。 Thousands of commuters were delayed for over an hour. 数千名乘车上下班的人被耽搁了一个多小时。 The government is accused of using delaying tactics (= deliberately doing something to delay a process, decision, etc.). 政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。 What could have delayed him? Mellanby’s arrival was seriously delayed by a late train. These drugs can significantly delay the onset of the disease. Don’t delay—call us today! 别拖延，今天就给我们打电话！ She’s suffering a delayed reaction The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether. We can’t delay much longer. The government is accused of using delaying tactics. 政府被指责故意采取拖延战术。 The train had been unavoidably delayed after a small avalanche blocked the line. These arguments will inevitably delay the start of construction. |