About time
<口>早该发生的事, 早该如此
🧩 词语组成解析
about
[ə'baʊt]
prep. 关于;大约;在…周围;
adv. 大约;在附近;在四周;几乎;
adj. 在附近的;四处走动的;在起作用的;在流行中的;
time
[taɪm]
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的;
int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
🗣️ 情景例句
The baby even looks at you like Richard does.
这婴儿看你的时候也像Richard那样。
A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.
不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
As soon as he had hung up, he went over to the workmen and told them that if a policeman ordered them to go away, they were not take him seriously.
挂上电话后，他又马上来到工人那儿，告诉他们若有个警察来让他们走开，不要把他当回事，