邮件延误给这些公司造成极大不便.用英语怎么说？

邮件延误给这些公司造成极大不便.

The companies were greatly inconvenienced by the postal delays.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

companies

n. 公司( company的名词复数 )，[军事]连，连队，客人；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

greatly

adv. 大大地，非常；

例句
Any assistance you could give the police will be greatly appreciated...
您提供的任何帮助警方都将万分感谢。

inconvenienced

v. 给…带来不便，给…添麻烦，打扰( inconvenience的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
The companies were greatly inconvenienced by the postal delays.
邮件延误给这些公司造成极大不便.

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

postal

adj. 邮政的，邮政局的；n. <美口>明信片；

例句
The postal abbreviation for Kansas is KS.
堪萨斯州的邮政缩写是KS。

delays

v. （使）耽搁，延误( delay的第三人称单数 )，推迟，使延期，使延迟；

例句
Diplomats believe that bureaucratic delays are inevitable...
外交官们认为繁文缛节造成的延迟是在所难免的。