"long delay" 是名词短语,核心语义为:长时间的延迟;长时间的拖延。
用于描述某件事比预期时间晚发生、晚完成,且延迟的时长较长(超出正常或可接受的范围)。
作为名词短语,"long delay" 可在句中作主语、宾语、介词宾语等,常与特定动词/介词搭配,以下是具体场景和例子:
直接用“long delay”引出事件的结果,说明“长时间延迟”是导致后续问题的原因。
A long delay in the project caused the budget to overrun.(项目的长时间拖延导致预算超支。)
Long delays at the airport have become a major complaint for travelers.(机场的长时间延误已成为旅客的主要抱怨点。)
常见搭配动词:encounter(遇到)、experience(经历)、have(有)、face(面临)、suffer(遭受)等,说明“延迟”是主语的经历。
We encountered a long delay on our road trip due to a traffic accident.(由于交通事故,我们的公路旅行遭遇了长时间延误。)
The package had a long delay because of customs checks.(包裹因海关检查延迟了很久。)
与介词(如after, before, without, because of等)搭配,明确“延迟”的时间节点或成因。
After a long delay, the concert finally began at 9 PM.(经过长时间延误后,音乐会终于在晚上9点开始。)
The flight was canceled because of a long delay in fueling.(航班因加油长时间延误而取消。)
I left early to arrive without a long delay.(我提前出发以免长时间等待。)
用“long delay + of/in + 名词”结构,说明“哪方面的延迟”。
The long delay of the bus service angered daily commuters.(公交服务的长时间延误激怒了日常通勤者。)
There’s a long delay in the processing of visa applications.(签证申请的处理存在长时间延迟。)
导致延迟:cause/result in a long delay(如:Bad weather caused a long delay. 恶劣天气导致长时间延误。)
避免延迟:avoid a long delay(如:Please confirm your booking to avoid a long delay. 请确认预订以避免长时间延误。)
描述延迟的时长:可在"long"前加副词(如extremely/very)强化程度,或用"long delay of + 时间段"(如:a long delay of two hours 两小时的长时间延误)。
The restaurant had a long delay in serving our food, so we asked for a free dessert.(餐厅上菜延迟很久,所以我们要求免单一份甜点。)
There was a long delay in the release of the new movie due to post-production issues.(由于后期制作问题,新电影的上映延迟了很久。)
I’m sorry for the long delay in replying to your email—I’ve been swamped with work.(很抱歉回复你的邮件延迟这么久——我最近工作忙得不可开交。)
综上,"long delay" 是描述“长时间延迟”的常用短语,核心是强调延迟的“时长”,需结合具体场景(交通、项目、服务等)使用。