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迟到总比不到好。 Better late than never.
这次迟到不是我们的错。 It was not our fault that we were late.
别为几个差错着急，迟早一切都会得到圆满解决的。 Don't worry about a few mistakes; it'll all come out in the wash.
让我解释迟到的理由。 Let me explain why I was late.
我们决定把婚礼推迟到明年。 We decided to delay our wedding until next year.
等到我得知这项决定时，已经太迟了。 I wasn't informed of the decision until too late.
如果你再迟到，你将被解雇。 If you are late again, you will be dismissed.
如果你再迟到，老板就会把你解雇。 If you are late again the boss will give you the sack.
谁迟到谁倒霉！ Woe betide anyone who arrives late!
你像平常一样又迟到了. You're late, as usual.
快跑，不然你要迟到了。 Run or else you'll be late.
我们迟早会查明事实真相。 We shall find out the truth early or late.
今天早晨我醒得很迟。 I awoke late this morning.
咱们迟到了, 我必须催你一下. We're late; I must hurry you.
畏缩不前的或落后的；迟误拖拉的 Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory.
赶快！会议已开始了，我们迟到了。 Get a move on! We're already late for the meeting.
坚定的毫不犹豫的或毫不迟疑的；坚决的 Free from hesitation or vacillation; resolute.
赶快！要是你不赶紧，我们就要迟到了。 Buck up! We'll be late if you don't get a move on.
这个项目由於缺少资金而推迟了许多年. The project had hung fire for several years because of lack of funds.
减少元件和电路的几何尺寸，以达到增加电路的封装密度、减少功耗和减小信号传播延迟的目的。 The reduction in size of components and circuits for increasing package density and reducing power dissipation and signal propagation delays.
你再迟到一次, 就把你开除. Arrive late once more and (ie If you arrive late once more) you're fired.
你还是告诉她吧, 因为她迟早会发觉的. You should tell her, because she'll find out sooner or later.
无论如何现在已经太迟了. It's too late now, anyhow.
飞机因大雾推迟降落。 The plane's landing was delayed because of fog.
这次飞行由于技术的原因而被推迟。 The flight was delayed owing to technical reasons.
指挥官决定把大规模的进攻推迟到春天进行. The commander decided to postpone the big push until the spring.
改过不嫌迟。 It's never too late to mend.
参观博物馆被推迟了。 Our visit to the museum is postponed.
寒冷的天气使插秧推迟两个星期。 The cold weather set back the planting by two weeks.
当时若警方迟一些干预就会发生严重的暴力事件了。 If the police had not stepped in when they did there will have been serious violence.
很多队员渐渐变得动作迟缓了。这支队所需的是一些新鲜血液。 Many of the players are getting sluggish and what this team needs is some fresh blood.
数日之内我们将有三笔大额进款，所以我们最迟于下星期一以前定给贵方汇款。 As we expect to receive three large sum within the next few day, we will send you some money by monday at the latest.
她不可能如此迟钝. She cannot possibly be so obtuse.
晚会推迟到8点举行。 The party was postponed until 8 o'clock.
他有点迟钝, 但毕竟还能理解. He's a bit slow but in the end he latches on.
飞机起飞推迟了（两个小时）. There was a delay (of two hours) before the plane took off.
她先为迟到表示歉意, 然後开始讲话. She prefaced her talk with an apology/by apologizing for being late.
咱们在获取更多情报之後再做决定不迟. Let's postpone making adecision until we have more information.
由于（考虑到）最近无船，我们同意推迟装期。 We agree to postpone the shipping date, considering (that) there is no steamer recently.
他上学迟到已是家常便饭了。 He was late for school, as was often the case with him.
如果他老是这样喝酒，他迟早要丢饭碗的。 If he continues drinking, sooner or later he will lose his job.
他上学迟到，但这对他而言已是家常便饭了。 He was late for school, as (which) was often the case with him.
迟到者不得入内. Late-comers will not be allowed in.
她推迟到星期六启程。 He put off his departure till Saturday.
老师对于我的迟到并不在意。 Our teacher didn't mind my coming in late.
你忽略了火车或许迟到的可能性。 You left out the possibility that the train might be late.
因你一直工作到如此晚的时间，今天不计较那迟到的五分钟了。 As you were kept working so late, you will be excused from being late for five minutes today.
犹豫迟疑不决的状态或迟疑不决的性质 The state or quality of being hesitant.
校长斥责那个学生不该接二连三地迟到。 The principal reprimand the student for his chronic lateness.
她若只因迟到一次就失去了工作，这样对她未免太不公平了。 If she lost her job for being late once, she got a pretty raw deal.
马克曾想谋求秘书的职位，但因提出太迟，错过了被考虑录用的时机。 Mark tried for the post of secretary, but was too late to be considered for it.
我已经注意到有些雇员上班迟到一个小时. 我不点出名字来, 但是要是你觉得我说的是你.... I have noticed some employees coming to work an hour late. I shall name no names, but if the cap fits....
她没有迟疑, 痛快地答覆了. She didn't hesitate for a moment but came straight out with her reply.
原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍. The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.
她对这个老人手脚迟缓，头脑糊涂十分恼火。她应该记住人都要年老的。 She gets impatient with the old man being so slow and confused. She ought to remember that old age comes to us all.
痴愚者一个人智能迟缓发展，仅具有7岁到12岁的智能，一般在一定程度的学术或职业教育后能够进行交流和掌握社会技术。这个词是一个集合概念，现在不再使用，并被视为带有侮辱意味 A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from7 to12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
参议院编写税法的人对众议院的提案，迟疑不愿同意，因为他们顾虑这仅是帐篷底下一只骆驼的鼻子。 Senate tax writers were hesitant to agree to the House proposal because of concerns that it represented the camel's nose under the tent.