耽搁

Our sailing boat was delayed by contrary winds.

我们帆船被逆风耽搁了。

The bad weather detained us for several hours.

恶劣天气耽搁了我们几个小时。

The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.

飞机晚点了, 被坏天气耽搁了。

Don't say you woke up late—say you were delayed.That covers a multitude of sins!

不要说晚了——说因为什么事耽搁了。是个冠冕堂皇理由!

The letter was delayed three days by the train accident.

次火车事故使封信耽搁了三天。

"After three hours' frustrating delay, the train at last arrived."

"经过三个小时令人厌烦耽搁后,火车终于到达了目。"

This task permits (of) no delay.

项任务不允许有任何耽搁。

The clients chafed at the delay.

顾客们因被耽搁而感到心烦意乱。

The building was going well, but the delay in delivering more bricks has really gummed up the works.

建筑工程本进行得很顺利，可是砖头供应方面耽搁使得工程停顿下。

City manager John Tierney said the plans to redevelop and regenerate the city would not be held back despite the downturn in the building sector.

市长JohnTierney说，城市复兴和重建计划不能因建筑部门经济衰退而受到耽搁。