adj.延時的；拖延的

動詞delay的過去式和過去分詞.

My flight was delayed, so I killed time/killed two hours reading a book. 我那趟班機誤點了，我只好看書消磨時間[打發(fā)了兩小時]。

He explained that his train had been delayed. 他解釋說他乘坐的火車誤點了。

The uncertain weather delayed our departure. 天氣變換莫測，延誤了我們啟程。

He foresaw that his journey would be delayed by bad weather. 他預(yù)知自己的旅程會被惡劣天氣耽擱。

The plane's landing was delayed because of fog. 飛機因大霧推遲降落。

Our plane was delayed by fog. 我們的飛機因大霧而誤點了。

He lost his way, which delayed him considerably. 他迷了路，這使他耽擱了很久。