verb🔗Share拖延，延遲。 To put off until a later time; to defer."The heavy rain is delaying our picnic until next weekend. "大雨延遲了我們的野餐，要到下週末才能去了。timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share拖延，耽搁。 To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time."The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow."大雪导致邮件延误了。timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缓和，减轻。 To allay; to temper."The teacher was delaying her criticism of the student's work by first praising its good points. "老师先表扬了学生作品的优点，以此来缓和她对作品的批评。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share冲淡， 缓解 To dilute, temper."To calm the children's excitement before the party, the mother was delaying their arrival by having them play quietly in the garden. "为了冲淡孩子们在派对前的兴奋，妈妈让他们在花园里安静地玩耍，以此来延缓他们到达派对的时间。processactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share缓解，减轻。 To assuage, quench, allay."The cool water was delaying my thirst after the long hike. "走了这么长的路，喝了凉水后，总算是缓解了我的口渴。actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share耽搁，延误。 A delay."The delaying of the bus caused me to be late for school. "公交车的耽搁害我上学迟到了。timeactioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
