to repair a leak in midstream is too late to avoid a disaster. -- take action before trouble occurs; it's too late to plug the leak when the boat is in midstream.; it will be too late to mend a boat when it has reached the middle of the river
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江心补漏: mend a leaking boat in midstream -- too late; repair the leakage when the boat is already in the middle of the stream
迟: Ⅰ形容词1.(缓慢) slow; tardy; dilatory 短语和例子迟于作复, 歉甚。 i'm sorry i have not been able to reply sooner.2.(晚) late; delayed 短语和例子对不起,来迟了。 i'm sorry i'm late.3.(迟钝) slow; obtuseⅡ名词(姓氏) a surname 短语和
