n. 延遲,拖延;耽擱;被耽擱或推遲的時(shí)間;
vt. 延期,推遲;耽擱;
vi. 延緩,延期;
de(dis-=apart)+lay(bring)→延期;延緩;耽擱
??? 情景例句
If she is stupid, she's at any rate pleasant to look at.
如果說她頭腦不靈,她這人至少容貌不錯(cuò)。
He that has a full purse never wants a friend.
只要袋里有,不愁沒朋友。
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.