| 单词 | delay |
| 释义 | delay v. & n. --v 1. tr. postpone; defer. 2. tr. make late (was delayed at the traffic lights). 3. intr. loiter; be late (don't delay!). --n 1. the act or an instance of delaying; the process of being delayed. 2. time lost by inaction or the inability to proceed. 3. a hindrance. Phrases and idioms delayed-action (attrib.) (esp. of a bomb, camera, etc.) operating some time after being primed or set. delay line Electr. a device producing a desired delay in the transmission of a signal. Derivatives delayer n. Etymology: ME f. OF delayer (v.), delai (n.), prob. f. des- DIS- + laier leave: see RELAY |
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