behindhand
adj[pred 作表语]
~ (with/in sth) in arrears or late (esp in paying a debt) 拖欠; 晚交(尤指欠款)
be behindhand with the rent 欠租
get behindhand in one's work 拖延工作
He is never behindhand in offering advice, ie is always eager to advise. 他向别人提出劝告从来都很及时(一向热衷於劝人). Cf 参看 beforehand.
🗣️ 情景例句
The movie was a smash.
这个电影很过瘾。
I wish you wouldn't go this way.
我希望你不必落得这样的下场。
However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate.