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Delayed

“Delayed” 是 delay 的过去分词。指 航班、列车、项目、反应等被推迟delayed response 可指 迟来的回应 或医学 反应迟缓

  1. “Our flight was delayed by three hours.” (我们的航班延误了三小时。)
  2. “The launch was delayed until safety checks were complete.” (发射推迟到安全检查完成之后。)
  3. “She sent a delayed reply after thinking it over.” (她考虑过后才迟复了消息。)

delay 来自古法语 delaier(离开、耽搁),与 de- + laier(留下)相关。

delay + -ed;名词 delay、动词 delay 同形。

机场广播 delayed indefinitely 是旅客常见噩梦;项目管理 delayed milestone 指里程碑延期。

  • 固定搭配: “delayed flight” (延误航班), “delayed payment” (延迟付款), “long-delayed” (拖延已久的)

delay(延迟)+ -ed → 已经 被拖后 的状态。

“Passengers on the delayed train read the delayed email saying the meeting was also delayed.” (延误列车上的乘客读到一封迟到的邮件,说会议也推迟了。)