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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 耽误 [dānwu]
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verb
delay
- 因为机械故障，耽误了飞机的起飞。
- The flight was delayed because of a mechanical fault.
- 别耽误时间！
- Don't waste time!
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1.
verb
delay
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 耽误 [dānwu]
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动
因拖延时间或错过时机而误事
- 手续太繁杂了,真耽误事
- 耽误农时
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不宜写作"担误"。
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动
因拖延时间或错过时机而误事
Examples
- 耽误了整个工程
- hold up (or delay) the whole project → 耽误
- 耽误功夫
- waste time → 耽误
- 把耽误的时间夺回来
- make up for lost time → 耽误
- 我怕耽误他的时间，谈了一会儿就告辞了。
- I took leave after a brief talk so as not to take up too much of his time. → 告辞
- 这病不能耽误，上医院看急诊吧。
- This kind of illness allows no delay. Go right to hospital for emergency treatment. → 急诊
- 耽误
- delay; hold up → 耽
- 为了不耽误学习，生病期间他没有请过一天病假。 → 病假
- 农时不能耽误。 → 农时
- 为了不耽误课程，他边打点滴，边做作业。 → 打点滴
- 他的疏忽耽误了集体的大事。 → 耽误
Collocations
- 耽误工作
- hold up work
- 耽误时间
- lose time
- 耽误班机
- late for a flight
- 耽误不起
- cannot be delayed
- 严重耽误
- seriously hold up
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