單字

delay

名詞

例句: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

同義詞: postpone

反義詞: hurry

hitch

名詞

例句: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

同義詞: problem, obstacle

反義詞: smoothness

procedural

形容詞

例句: “The delay was caused by a procedural error.”

同義詞: formal, process-related

反義詞: substantive, informal

impediment

名詞

例句: “Lack of funding was a major impediment.”

同義詞: obstacle, hindrance

反義詞: aid, advantage

plausibly

副詞

例句: “She argued plausibly that the delay was unavoidable.”

同義詞: believably, credibly

反義詞: unconvincingly, implausibly

dash

名詞

例句: “She made a dash for the bus.”

同義詞: rush, run quickly

反義詞: stroll, delay

act

動詞

例句: “You need to act quickly in an emergency.”

同義詞: do, perform

反義詞: delay

truly

副詞

例句: “I am truly sorry for the delay.”

同義詞: really, honestly

反義詞: falsely

punctuality

名詞

例句: “In this workplace, punctuality is considered essential.”

同義詞: timeliness, promptness

反義詞: lateness, delay

consignment

名詞

例句: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”

同義詞: shipment, delivery batch

反義詞:

withdrawal

名詞

例句: “The sudden withdrawal of funding delayed the project.”

同義詞: retreat, removal

反義詞: advance, deposit

rush

動詞

例句: “Do not rush the decision.”

同義詞: hurry, move quickly

反義詞: delay, slow down

pace

名詞

例句: “You should work at your own pace.”

同義詞: speed, rate

反義詞: delay

hurry

動詞

例句: “We need to hurry or we’ll be late.”

同義詞: rush

反義詞: delay

angry

形容詞

例句: “He was angry about the delay.”

同義詞: mad, upset

反義詞: calm, happy

preoccupation

名詞

例句: “His preoccupation with details delayed the decision.”

同義詞: obsession

反義詞: detachment

instantaneous

形容詞

例句: “The decision had an instantaneous effect on the market.”

同義詞: immediate

反義詞: gradual

symptomatic

形容詞

例句: “The delays are symptomatic of deeper management problems.”

同義詞: indicative

instantaneously

副詞

例句: “The system responded instantaneously.”

同義詞: immediately

反義詞: gradually

rationalize

動詞

例句: “He rationalized the delay by blaming external factors.”

plausible

形容詞

例句: “She offered a plausible explanation for the delay.”

considerable

/kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

例句: “There was a considerable delay.”

同義詞: significant, substantial, extensive

反義詞: inconsiderable

risk

/rɪsk/

例句: “There is a risk of delay.”

同義詞: peril, chance, adventure

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

例句: “Customers often complain about delays.”

同義詞: plain, kvetch, quetch

反義詞: cheer, chirk up, cheer up