v (1) (使)耽搁，(使)延误((cause to) be slow or late) [I，I+n/prep， T+n]： Don't/Never～(in doing anything)!(做任何事都)别/切莫耽搁!～long/(for)two hours/until help arrives 耽搁很长时间/两个小时/到援助到来;(fog)～the train/the plane('s landing) (for) one hour(雾)使火车晚点/飞机(着陆)晚点一小时;(road accidents/snowstorm)～sb's arrival/sb in getting home(交通事故/暴风雪)使某人晚到/某人晚到家;be～ed by the heavy traffic/on the way 被拥挤的交通/在路上耽搁了;～ing tactics 拖延战术;〖同〗slow;〖反〗hasten， speed;

(2) 推迟，延缓(put off until a later time) [T+n， T+-ing]：～one's holiday/one's journey/one's action on sth/a party/a meeting/a flight/the publication of a book/the introduction of tax cuts (for two days/until next week)推迟度假/旅行/对……采取行动/聚会/会议/航班/出版一本书/实行减税(两天/至下周);～going on one's holiday/opening a school/one's coming (for two days/until next week)推迟去度假/开办学校/到来(两天/至下周);〖同〗postpone， suspend; 〖反〗hasten， speed;

n (1) 耽搁，延误(缓)，推迟(act of delaying or state of being delayed) [U]：leave/finish sth without (any/much)～不(毫不/不多)耽搁地离开/完成某事;cause some/little/serious～to traffic 对交通造成一定的/几乎没多大/严重的延误; There must be no～in forwarding the goods. 不得延误发送货物。After much(some)～we finished the work/got started. 耽搁很久(一些时间)后我们把活儿干完/开始了。〖同〗delaying;

(2) 一段(次)耽搁(延误)(example of being delayed) [C]：My work is subject to～s of all sorts. 我的工作常因各种各样的原因而耽搁。After many～s we arrived at last in London. 经多次耽搁后我们终于到达了伦敦。There were five～s during the train trip. 火车行程中曾五次被耽搁。There have been flight～s at the airport because of the bad weather. 因为天气不好该机场有多次航班延误飞行。announce a ten-minute～宣布推迟10分钟;

(3) 耽搁(延误)的时间(period of time for which sb/sth is delayed) [C]：There was a～of (up to)two hours/20 minutes 延误了(达)两小时/20分钟