1·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·With a serpentine line, a long delay at one register won't unfairly punish the people who lined up behind it.
有了一条蛇形队伍，在一个登记处长时间拖延不会对后面排队的人造成不公平的惩罚。
3·Bad weather accounts for the long delay.
恶劣的天气占长时间的延迟。
4·Such a long delay is out of the ordinary.
耽搁这样长时间是少有的。
5·The long delay had made me quite apprehensive.
长时间的耽搁使我相当焦虑。
6·I had to cook up an excuse about my long delay.
我得编个理由解释自己为什么耽搁了这么久。
7·After a long delay the performance finally started.
演出拖延很久，最后总算开始了。
8·Sorry for the long delay in getting everything ready.
对不起，我一切都准备好长时间的延迟在获得。
9·Many of the passengers sat chafing at the long delay.
很多旅客因长时间晚点不耐烦了。
10·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。