Time drops in delay, like a candle burnt out. —— Yeats
時間點點滴滴消失，猶如蠟燭慢慢燃盡。 —— 葉芝
delay means to postpone until a later time; defer. 是指延期；推遲的意思。我們可以說：responded without delay.即刻回信。
這里我們來看一下delay 和slow的比較。These verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.
To delay is to cause to be behind schedule:
The bus was delayed by a cloudburst. Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:
由于大暴雨，公共汽車來遲了。Slow含有速度有意減慢的意思：
A sprained ankle slowed my pace.
扭傷了的腳踝骨使我的步伐減慢。
The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop.
司機在車完全停下來之前先減慢車速。
時間點點滴滴消失，猶如蠟燭慢慢燃盡。 —— 葉芝
delay means to postpone until a later time; defer. 是指延期；推遲的意思。我們可以說：responded without delay.即刻回信。
這里我們來看一下delay 和slow的比較。These verbs mean to cause to be later or slower than expected or desired.
To delay is to cause to be behind schedule:
The bus was delayed by a cloudburst. Slow implies a decrease in speed, often deliberate:
由于大暴雨，公共汽車來遲了。Slow含有速度有意減慢的意思：
A sprained ankle slowed my pace.
扭傷了的腳踝骨使我的步伐減慢。
The driver slowed the car before coming to a full stop.
司機在車完全停下來之前先減慢車速。