late

late　英 [leɪt] 　美 [let]

adj. 晚的；迟的；　 adv. 晚；迟；；晚期　

比较级:later　最高级:latest　

in the late afternoon　傍晚

in late summer　夏末

Late means after the expected time, or at the end of a certain period of time. if you're late for a movie, you get to the theater after the film's already started. If you're a late sleeper, you make a habit of dozing long after your alarm goes off.

请先登录

adj. 晚的；迟的；
adv. 晚；迟；；晚期

1. in the late afternoon

傍晚
2. in late summer

夏末
3. She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29).

她快三十岁时才结婚。
4. In later life he started playing golf.

他晚年才开始打高尔夫球。
5. I'm sorry I'm late.

对不起，我迟到了。
6. My flight was an hour late.

我那趟航班晚点了一小时。
7. Let's go home—it's getting late.

咱们回家吧，时间不早了。
8. What are you doing up at this late hour?

深更半夜的，你在做什么？
9. her late husband

她已故的丈夫
10. They apologized for the lateness of the train.

他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。
11. I got up late.

我起晚了。
12. Can I stay up late tonight?

我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？
13. late in March ,late in the afternoon

三月下旬；傍晚
14. It happened late last year.

那事发生在去年年底。

late (adj.) Old English læt "occurring after the customary or expected time," originally "slow, sluggish, slack, lax, negligent," from Proto-Germanic *lata- (source also of Old Norse latr "sluggish, lazy," Middle Dutch, Old Saxon lat, Dutch laat, German laß "idle, weary," Gothic lats "weary, sluggish, lazy," latjan "to hinder"), from PIE *led- "slow, weary," from root *‌‌lē- "to let go, slacken."

late ★ / leɪt ; NAmE leɪt / adjective , adverb late later latest adjective ★ ( later , lat·est ) 1 ★ [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. 他晚年才开始打高尔夫球。 ◆ The school was built in the late 1970s. 这所学校建于 20 世纪 70 年代末。 OPP early 2 ★ [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. 逾期付款必须支付利息。 ◆ Here is a late news flash. 现在插播刚刚收到的新闻。 OPP early 3 ★ 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，比我想像的要晚多了。 ◆ What are you doing up at this late hour? 深更半夜的，你在做什么？ ◆ 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 nightsrecently (= when I've gone to bed very late). 我最近熬夜太多。 OPP early 4 [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 / ˈleɪtnəs ; NAmE ˈleɪtnəs / noun [uncountable ] ◆ 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 later , latest IDIOM ★ 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。 adverb ★ ( comparative later no superlative ) 1 ★ 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。 2 ★ 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. 他到晚年才成为作家。 3 ★ 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，有人敲过门。 ◆ 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 later IDIOMS 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. 我太晚才知道真相了。 ☞more at night , soon GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 late / lately ■ Lateand latelyare both adverbs, but lateis used with similar meanings to the adjective late,whereas latelycan 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 只含近来之意： ◆ 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。 Latelyis 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 （形容词部份）和 too late （副词部份）。 late / leɪt ; NAmE leɪt / late·ness / ˈleɪtnəs ; NAmE ˈleɪtnəs /

请先登录

late 英 [leɪt] 　美 [let]

late

late　英 [leɪt] 　美 [let]

0 个回复

信息

客服及群

late 英 [leɪt] 美 [let]

late

late 英 [leɪt] 美 [let]

0 个回复

信息

客服及群

late 英 [leɪt] 　美 [let]

late　英 [leɪt] 　美 [let]