耽误

• I don't want to hold you up .
  我不想耽误你的时间。
• She had delayed too long .
  她已经耽误得太久了。
• He is late -- he is probably stuck in a traffic jam .
  他迟到了很可能在交通阻塞中耽误了。
• Excuse me, mr. dixon, have you got a minute to spare .
  对不起，狄克逊先生，能耽误您一分钟吗。
• She never allows her private affairs to interfere with production .
  她从不为个人事情耽误生产。
• I really mucked up my chances by doing badly in the interview .
  我真把机会耽误了，面试考砸了。
• As time is short, we mustn't let the grass grow under our feet .
  既然时间很少，我们就不能耽误时间。
• Wake up, lazybones. you'll miss your breakfast again and be grumpy all morning .
  醒来吧，懒骨头。不然你就要耽误了早饭，闹一早晨脾气了。
• Too much learning for a girl is dangerous and spoils her chances for a good marriage .
  一个女孩家，学问太多没有好处，会耽误她美满良缘的。
• This check was a confounded annoyance, and we naturally chafed under the delay .
  这个阻碍可真是叫人烦得要命，我们当然因为这阵耽误而生气。