| 单词 | late |
| 释义 | adjectiveadverb🔑 lateBrE /leɪt/ NAmE /leɪt/ adjective (later , lat·est ) 🔑 [only before noun ]near the end of a period of time , a person's life , etc .接近末期的；晚年的◆ in the late afternoon 傍晚◆ in late summer 夏末◆ She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29 ). 她快三十岁时才结婚。◆ In later life he started playing golf . 他晚年开始打高尔夫球。◆ The school was built in the late 1970s . 这所学校建于 20 世纪 70 年代末。OPP early🔑 [not usually before noun ]arriving , happening or done after the expected , arranged or usual time 迟到；迟发生；迟做◆ I'm sorry I'm late . 对不起，我迟到了。◆ She's late for work every day . 她每天上班都迟到。◆ My flight was an hour late . 我那趟航班晚点了一小时。◆ We apologize for the late arrival of this train . 我们对本趟列车的晚点表示歉意。◆ Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year . 因天气寒冷，农作物今年成熟得较晚。◆ Interest will be charged for late payment . 逾期付款需支付利息。◆ Here is a late newsflash . 现在插播刚刚收到的简讯。OPP early🔑 near the end of the day 近日暮的；近深夜的◆ Let's go home —it's getting late . 咱们回家吧，时间不早了。◆ Look at the time —it's much later than I thought . 看看时间吧，比我想象的要晚多了。◆ What are you doing up at this late hour ? 深更半夜的，你还没睡，在做什么？◆ What is the latest time I can have an appointment ? 最晚的预约时间是几点钟？◆ I've had too many late nights recently (= when I've gone to bed very late ). 我最近熬夜太多。OPP early[only before noun ](formal ) (of a person 人) no longer alive 已故的◆ her late husband 她已故的丈夫◆ the late Paul Newman 已故的保罗 · 纽曼▸ late·ness BrE /ˈleɪtnəs/ NAmE /ˈleɪtnəs/ noun [U ]◆ They apologized for the lateness of the train . 他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。◆ Despite the lateness of the hour , the children were not in bed . 尽管已是深夜，孩子们仍未就寝。 ➡ see also lateradjective , latestadjective ● be too ˈlate 🔑 happening after the time when it is possible to do sth 为时已晚；已失时机◆ It's too late to save her now . 现在来拯救她的生命已为时太晚。◆ Buy now before it's too late . 欲购从速，勿失良机。🔑 lateBrE /leɪt/ NAmE /leɪt/ adverb (comparative later , no superlative ) 🔑 after the expected , arranged or usual time 迟；晚◆ I got up late . 我起晚了。◆ Can I stay up late tonight ? 我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？◆ She has to work late tomorrow . 她明天得熬夜工作。◆ The big stores are open later on Thursdays . 每逢星期四大商店营业时间延长。◆ She married late . 她结婚晚。◆ The birthday card arrived three days late . 生日贺卡晚到了三天。late / latelyLate and lately are both adverbs, but late is used with similar meanings to the adjective late, whereas lately can only mean 'recently'. * late 和 lately 均为副词，但 late 与作形容词的 late 意义相似，而 lately 只含近来之义：◆We arrived two hours late.我们迟到了两小时。◆I haven't heard from him lately.我最近没听过他的消息。 Lately is usually used with a perfect tense of the verb. * lately 常与动词的完成时连用。Look also at the idioms be too late (at the adjective) and too late (at the adverb).另见习语 be too late（形容词部分）和 too late（副词部分）。🔑 near the end of a period of time , a person's life , etc .接近末期；在晚年◆ late in March /the afternoon 三月下旬；傍晚◆ It happened late last year . 那事发生在去年年底。◆ As late as (= as recently as )the 1950s , tuberculosis was still a fatal illness . 直到 20 世纪 50 年代，结核病仍然是一种致命的疾病。◆ He became an author late in life . 他到晚年成为作家。🔑 near the end of the day 临近日暮；接近午夜◆ There's a good film on late . 深夜有一场好电影。◆ Late that evening , there was a knock at the door . 那天深夜，有人敲门。◆ Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day . 那天股票价格起先跌了，临近收盘时又涨了。OPP early ➡ see also lateradverb ● ˌbetter ˌlate than ˈnever (saying ) used especially when you , or sb else , arrive /arrives late , or when sth such as success happens late , to say that this is better than not coming or happening at all 迟到总比不到好；迟发生总比不发生强● ˌlate in the ˈday (disapproving ) after the time when an action could be successful 为时已晚；已失时机◆ He started working hard much too late in the day —he couldn't possibly catch up . 他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。● late of… (formal ) until recently working or living in the place mentioned 直至最近工作（或居住）的地方◆ Professor Jones , late of Oxford University 直到不久前还在牛津大学任教的琼斯教授● of ˈlate (formal ) recently 最近；新近；近来◆ I haven't seen him of late . 我最近没见过他。● too ˈlate 🔑 after the time when it is possible to do sth successfully 过迟；太晚◆ She's left it too late to apply for the job . 她申请那份工作已为时太晚。◆ I realized the truth too late . 我太晚才知道真相。● a night ˈout an evening that you spend enjoying yourself away from home 在外玩乐的夜晚◆ They enjoy a night out occasionally . 他们偶尔出去玩上一个晚上。● ˌsooner or ˈlater 🔑 at some time in the future , even if you are not sure exactly when 迟早；早晚有一天◆ Sooner or later you will have to make a decision . 你早晚得拿个主意。 |
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