长时延迟；长时间的推迟

long play───密纹唱片

long clam───长蛤蜊

long jenny───n.击主球落袋

long plays───密纹唱片

long ream───长铰刀

long-day───[植]长日照

to delay───拖延

long driveway───长车道

long hallway───与长廊

Much of the blame for the long delay could be laid at the door of the manufacturer.───拖延了这么久，大部分的责任在于生产商。

account of his long delay he started in a flying-run down the lane westward, and had soon passed the hollow and mounted the next rise.───因为他已经耽搁很久了，他就开始在通向西边的小路上飞跑起来，很快就跑过了一片洼地，到了前面的山坡上。

After a long delay, we received your letter of June 15.───在耽搁了很久之后，我终于收到了你六月十五日的来信。

On account of his long delay he started in a flying-run down the lane westward, and had soon passed the hollow and mounted the next rise.───因为他已经耽搁很久了，他就开始在通向西边的小路上飞跑起来，很快就跑过了一片洼地，到了前面的山坡上。

The reason for the long delay was that from the moment of its discovery electricity was seen primarily as power and not as communication.───之所以会如此拖延，是因为电流从被发现的那一刻起，就首先被看成是能量而不是通信工具。

5b. The goods were promised to be delivered with in a week, and we have been put to considerable in convenience through the long delay.───你方承诺一周内交货，可是由于长时间的拖延，你们给我们带来了极大的不便。

We feel that some advice of this long delay should have been given, and we await early explanation on this point.───我方认为对这么长时间的延误应该有个说法。我方期待贵方尽快做出解释。

A long delay means trouble. We'd better bring the matter to an early conclusion.───夜长梦多。我们最好把事情早了结了。

Some critics of the administration have questioned why there was such a long delay in the release of the information.───一些批评布什政府的人们质问，为什么政府拖延如此之久才透露这个信息。

The long delay had put us all in a bad mood.

The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.

After a long delay, he got round to writing the letter.

We hadn't figured on a long delay at the airport.

The passengers sat chafing at the long delay.

After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter.

After a long delay the performance finally started.

When there is a long delay in starting treatment, the depression may be prolonged.

There was then a long delay for which no explanation has been given.