delay

延期；耽搁

【例】Our customer deferred the approval of samples, which delayed our production schedule.

客户延迟确认样品，耽误了生产进度。

delegate

会议代表，委员会委员；议员；委派（或选举）……为代表；授权，把……委托给

【例】Economists have now been delegated to work on a draft settlement on deflation.

现已委派经济学家起草解决通货紧缩的草案。

delete

删除，消除

【例】After negotiation, the two parties agreed to delete some special clauses from the contract.

经协商，双方同意从合同中删除一些特殊条款。

deli

熟食店；熟食品

【例】The Italian deli across the street provides great convenience for the employees of the textile factory.

对面的意大利熟食店给这家纺织厂的员工提供了巨大便利。

deliberate

故意的；蓄意的；深思熟虑的；仔细考虑

【例】The board deliberated for a whole day before making the final decision.

董事会认真讨论了一天才做出最后的决定。