| 词汇 | it's only a matter of time |
| 释义 | it's only a matter of timeit's only a matter of time 1 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYused to say that something will definitely happen in the future 只是时间问题〔用于说明某事必定会发生〕 It can only be a matter of time before someone is seriously injured. 有人受重伤只是时间早晚的问题。 Examples from the Corpus it’s only/just a matter of time• It was only a matter of time before Lynn found out Phil's secret.• Your father is dying and there's nothing we can do. I'm afraid it's just a matter of time.• But they believe it's only a matter of time before the disease crosses the county boundary.• You'll learn how to do it eventually -- it's only a matter of time.• If he hasn't already killed somebody, then it's only a matter of time.• They think it's only a matter of time before he breaks. → it’s only/just a matter of time at matter1(8) 2 used to say that something will definitely happen at some time in the future, but you do not know when 这（只）是个时间问题〔指某事肯定会发生〕 I’ll find the key eventually. It’s just a question of time. 我总会找到钥匙的，只是个时间问题。 It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who killed her. 我们迟早会抓到杀害她的凶手。 Examples from the Corpus it’s (only/just) a matter/question of time• But they believe it's only a matter of time before the disease crosses the county boundary.• If he hasn't already killed somebody, then it's only a matter of time.• They think it's only a matter of time before he breaks. → it’s (only/just) a matter/question of time at time1(29) |
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