late
adj. /leɪt/ A1
迟到的；晚的
After the time when something should happen.
原著这一句
There was not a moment to be lost: away went Alice like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a corner, “Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!”
时间一刻也不能耽误：爱丽丝像一阵风似的飞奔而去，正好赶在它转过拐角时，听见它说：“哎呀，我的耳朵和胡子啊，时间太晚了！”
卡罗尔原著 · 第 1 章