A day late and a dollar short.
[英语成语] A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT. — 提升英语效能:识别时机与资源的重要性
行动不够快,准备不够充分。
成语“A day late and a dollar short”用来描述某人在做某事时,时机已经错过,而且准备不充分,因此无法达到预期的效果。这可以用来提醒我们在生活或工作中要及时行动,并确保准备充分,以避免错失良机。
示例句子
He tried to apply, but was a day late and a dollar short.
他试图申请,但为时已晚,且资源不足。
Missing the deadline, her application was a day late and a dollar short.
错过了截止日期,她的申请已经晚了一天,差了一块钱。
By the time he brought the right tools, the repair job was already seen as a day late and a dollar short.
当他带来合适的工具时,修理工作已经被视为晚了一天且不仅仅是缺一块钱。