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delay

If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. ^推迟

To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down.
延误; 耽搁

If there is a delay, something does not happen until later than planned or expected.
耽搁

单词造句:

近义词postpone/pəˈspəʊn/vt. 使 … 延期；把 … 放在次要地位；把 … 放在后面

易混淆deny/dɪˈnaɪ/vt. 否定，否认；拒绝给予；拒绝 … 的要求

词组	含义	例句
delay sth. until,...	把某事推迟到……	For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June 1980. ^{由于感情上的原因，我想把启程时间推迟到1980年6月。}
delay sth. for	将某事推迟……	I pray, General, take the child on ahead, and quickly. Do not delay for my sake. ^{望将军速抱此子前去，勿以妾为累也。}