delay, postpone, defer, suspend, prolong, put off

名詞 delay:

1. time during which some action is awaited
   同義詞：hold, time lag, postponement, wait
2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
   同義詞：holdup

動詞 delay:

1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
   同義詞：detain, hold up
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required
3. stop or halt
   同義詞：stay, detain
4. slow the growth or development of
   同義詞：check, retard

1. Our plane was delayed by fog.
   我們的飛機因大霧而誤點了。
2. We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
   我們決定把婚禮推遲到明年。
3. After much delay, he finished his paper at last.
   拖了那么久，他終于完成了論文。

de.lay

v.（動詞）
de.layed,de.lay.ing,de.lays
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To postpone until a later time; defer.
延期；推遲
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
使…延遲：使…比期望的要遲一些或慢一些：
例句：
Heavy traffic delayed us.
交通堵塞使我們遲到了

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision.
延緩，延期：行動慢；推遲一個行動或一項決定
n.（名詞）
The act of delaying; postponement:
拖延，延期：推遲的行為；延遲：
例句：
responded without delay.
即刻回信

The condition of being delayed; detainment.
耽誤：耽擱的狀態(tài)；耽誤
The period of time during which one is delayed.
耽擱的時間
The interval of time between two events.
間隔的時間：兩件事之間間隔的時間

來源：
Middle English delaien
中古英語 delaien
from Anglo-Norman delaier
源自 英法語 delaier
from Old French deslaier
源自 古法語 deslaier
des- [de-]
des- [前綴，表.取消.]
laier [to leave]
laier [離開]
[of Germanic origin] * see leip-
[日耳曼語詞源] *參見 leip-

【引伸】
delay.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>delay,slow,retard,detainThese verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired. To
這些動詞表示比所期待的要遲一些或慢一些的意思。
delay is to cause to be behind schedule:
Delay 是使落后于進度表：
例句：
The bus was delayed by a cloudburst.
由于大暴雨，公共汽車來遲了。

Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:
Slow 含有速度有意減慢的意思：
例句：
A sprained ankle slowed my pace.
扭傷了的腳踝骨使我的步伐減慢。

例句：
The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop. To
司機在車完全停下來之前先減慢車速。

retard is to slow and delay or impede progress, action, or accomplishment:
Retard 指減慢并延遲，阻礙進步、行動或成就：
例句：
.the increasing hatred, which retarded the execution of his great designs. (Edward Gibbon).
.逐漸增長的仇恨，推遲了他的偉大計劃的執(zhí)行. （愛德華·吉本）。

Detain stresses being held back and prevented from proceeding:
Detain 強調在前進過程中受到阻止：
例句：
She was detained by an unexpected visitor.
她因有人臨時來訪而被耽擱了