vt.

1. 延緩；使延期
2. 耽擱；延誤
   The accident delayed the train for two hours.

   事故使火車耽擱了兩小時。

vi.

1. 拖延；耽擱
   I'm sorry that I've delayed so long.

   我很抱歉拖了這麼久。

n.

1. 延遲；耽擱[U][C]
   My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.

   我的醫生勸我立即戒菸。

   Heavy fog is causing serious delays of all incoming flights.

   濃霧造成了降落班機嚴重的誤點。

   After much delay, the results of the survey were published.

   耽擱多時之後，調查結果終於公布了。

2. 耽擱的時間[C]

v.

1. become or cause to become late or slow.
2. postpone or defer.

n.