*de·lay¹/dɪ`le; dɪˈleɪ/ v 1 [I,T] to wait until a later time to do something 推迟，延期: We've decided to delay the trip until next month. 我们已决定将旅行推迟到下个月。 2 [T] to make someone or something late 耽搁，延误: Our flight was delayed by bad weather. 我们的航班因天气不好延误了。