late的经典引文

1. 已故的；去世不久的
2. 前任的，不久前才卸任的
3. 晚期的；接近末期的
4. 迟的，迟到的
5. 晚的
6. 最近的，新的
7. 近深夜的，近日暮的
8. 刚到的
9. 晚年的
10. 后期的
11. 迟发生的，迟做的

1. 晚
2. 迟，过迟
3. 不久前，最近，新近，近来
4. 来不及
5. 在晚期，接近末期
6. 临近日暮，到深夜
7. 在晚年

1. 最近

1.（时间上）接近终了，临近末了
Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time.

e.g. It waslate in the afternoon...
那是下午近黄昏的时候。
e.g. She had to worklate at night...
她不得不深夜工作。

2.近日暮的；近深夜的；时间不早的
If it islate, it is near the end of the day or it is past the time that you feel something should have been done.

late是什么意思

e.g. It was verylate and the streets were deserted...
时间已很晚，街上空空荡荡。
e.g. We've got to go now. It's gettinglate.
我们得走了。时候不早了。

3.（比安排或预计时间）晚，迟
Late means after the time that was arranged or expected.

e.g. Steve arrivedlate...
史蒂夫迟到了。
e.g. The talks began some fifteen minuteslate...
会谈晚了大概15分钟才开始。

4.（比通常时间）晚，迟
Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.

late

e.g. We went to bed verylate...
我们很晚才睡。
e.g. He marriedlate.
他结婚晚。

5.已故的；已逝的；（尤指）新近去世的
You uselate when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently.

late在线翻译

e.g. ...mylate husband.
我已故的丈夫
e.g. ...thelate Mr Parkin.
已故的帕金先生

6.在…居住（或工作）直至最近的
Someone who islate of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently.

e.g. ...Cousin Zachary,late of Bellevue Avenue.
直到不久前还住在贝尔邬大道的表兄扎卡里
e.g. ...Strobe Talbott,late of Time magazine.
刚离开《时代》杂志不久的斯特罗布·塔尔博特

7. see also: later;latest

8.迟到好过没到；晚做好过不做
If you saybetter late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier.

e.g. It's been a long time coming but betterlate than never.
早就该如此了。不过，也总比没有的强。

9.为时已晚；坐失良机
If you say that someone is doing somethinglate in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it.

e.g. I'd left it all toolate in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.
我按兵不动时间太长，致使这些策略都不管用了。

10.新近；最近；近来
You useof late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago.

e.g. His life has changed oflate...
他的生活近来发生了变化。
e.g. The dollar has been stronger oflate.
美元近来走势强劲。

11.为时已晚；过迟
If an action or event istoo late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it.

e.g. It was toolate to turn back...
回头已经太晚了。
e.g. We realized toolate that we were caught like rats in a trap.
等我们发觉自己已成瓮中之鳖时已经太晚了。

12. alate night -> see night

1. 迟：立法 = 腿(leg)总是(is)太迟(late)highlight v.强调= 高亮的(high)灯光(light)hostage n. 人质 = 主人(host)的年龄(age)inform v. 通知,告诉,报告 = 在(in)表格(form)里dragon n. 龙 = 长长的龙尾拖拉(drag)在(on)地上

2. late

2. 晚：* 诺亚纪hian Era),从46亿年前到35亿年前(加减一亿年),再细分为早(early、)中(middle)、晚(late)诺亚纪. 这时期火山活动旺盛,陨石撞击频繁,大气层较厚(至少早期是如此),也可能更温暖,而水分多,可能存在湖泊甚至海洋,侵蚀旺盛,

3.

3. 很晚：尽管很晚(late)才回来,可是心里还是很高兴的. 为什么?因为我们帮朋友搬家了,好多人(many people)去帮忙,大家在一起有说有笑的,很是高兴!We are happy to help each other! ...

1. We had a late dinner last night.
   昨晚我们晚餐吃得很晚。
2. We had a late supper because we came home late.
   由于回家晚了,我们很晚才吃晚饭。
3. She returned in the late afternoon.
   她下午很晚才返回来。
4. The late edition of this paper appears at 3 p.m.;there is a later one at 5 p.m.
   这报纸的晚版于下午三时出版,下午五时还有更晚的一版。
5. It's late summer, soon the days will be cooler.
   夏末了,很快天气就将变得更凉爽。
6. The later arrivals had to stand in the back.
   后来者只得站在后面。
7. We favour late marriage.
   我们提倡晚婚。
8. He is in his late sixties.
   他是65岁以上的人了。
9. We will discuss this in more detail in a later chapter.
   在后面的一章中我们将更详细地讨论这一点。
10. These fruits are ripe in late autumn.
    这些水果在晚秋成熟。
11. He will come here in late May.
    他将在5月下旬来。
12. He lived alone in the big house with only the memory of his late wife for company.
    他只在对亡妻怀念之情的陪伴中独居于那所大屋子里。
13. The rule was set by the late king.
    这是先王之制。
14. The visitor is the late President, now a scholar.
    这位来访者是前总统,现为学者。
15. Some late news of the war has just come in.
    一些有关战争的新消息刚到。
16. The late storm did much harm.
    不久以前的这场暴风雨造成了很大的灾害。
17. This is the late changes in the government.
    这是政府不久前的变动。

1. Can you give me a reasonable excuse for your being so late?
   你能就你的迟到给我一个合理的解释吗?
2. I was ten minutes late.
   我迟到了十分钟。
3. Spring is late this year.
   今年春天姗姗来迟。

1. He was late for appointment.
   他赴约迟到。
2. He was too late for the train.
   他太迟了,未赶上火车。
3. We hurried so we would not be late for class.
   我们赶快走才不至于上课迟到。
4. She dislikes people who are late for work.
   她不喜欢上班迟到的人。
5. He was late at the office.
   他上班迟到。
6. The bus was late in coming.
   公共汽车来晚了。
7. Owing to a meeting,I was late in arriving.
   由于开会,我来晚了。
8. The movie was late in starting because of projection difficulties.
   因放映上的故障电影开映晚了。
9. We were late with lunch today.
   我们今天吃午饭晚了。

1. The bus is late arriving.
   公共汽车晚到了。
2. I was late getting up yesterday morning.
   昨天早晨我起晚了。

1. It's too late to go now.
   现在去太迟了。
2. It's never too late to mend.
   改过不嫌晚。
3. It's never too late to learn.
   活到老,学到老。

1. She married late in life.
   她很晚才结婚。
2. He always comes to work early and leaves off late.
   他总是早上班,晚下班。
3. He got here five minutes late.
   他晚了五分钟才到这儿。
4. I went to bed late on Saturday night.
   我周六晚上睡得晚。
5. I saw him as late as yesterday.
   我昨天还看见过他。
6. They were here as late as 10 July.
   他们7月10日还在这里。
7. They sat up late for his return.
   他们熬夜等他回来。
8. He came home late at nigh.
   他晚上很晚回家。
9. He reached success late in life.
   他大器晚成。
10. Dr. Smith, late of the Maudsley Hospital, has now taken up private practice.
    不久前在莫兹利医院工作的史密斯医生现在私人开业了。

• hour late晚了一小时

• late afternoon近傍晚(时)
• late day今晚
• late hour深夜
• late husband已故的丈夫
• late month月末
• late season季末
• late summer夏末
• the latest news最新消息
• the late president已故总统
• late twenties快30岁
• late wife已故的妻子
• late year年末

• extremely late极晚

• late for…迟到
• late in在…方面迟了
• late with…迟了

• five minutes late迟到5分钟

• better late than never晚做总比不做好

late, latter

这两个词的共同意思是“较晚的”“较后的”。其区别是：

1.late指在一个具体时间之后;而latter指一段时间或一个时期的“后一半的”“接近终了的”,还可以指在时间或顺序上的“后者的”“近来的”。例如:

She returned in the late afternoon.她下午很晚才返回来。

He mentioned it in the latter part of his speech.他在演讲的后面提到了它。

2.late只能用于时间;latter则除了可以用于时间外,还可以用于顺序。例如:

The train was ten minutes late.那趟火车晚了10分钟。

Of the pig and the cow, the latter is more valuable.猪和牛相比,后者更有价值。

3.latter只能用于名词之前作定语,而late还可用作表语。

last, latest

这两个词都是late的最高级。其区别是：

在正式用法中, last表示“顺序上的最后”;而latest则表示“时间上的最近”。例如:

This is his latest book,I hope it's not his last.这是他最近的著作,我希望这不是他的最后著作。

late, lately, of late, recently

这是一组同根词,都表示时间的“迟”“晚”“近”。其区别是：

late的意思是“迟”“晚”,反义词是early;lately的意思是“不久前”“最近”,即not long ago;of late的意思是“最近以来”,强调时间持续的过程;recently的意思是“最近”“近来”,比lately和of late更加庄重。例如:

We went to bed late.我们很晚才上床睡觉。

Have you been there lately?你近来到那里去过吗?

He has been behaving strangely of late.他近来的行为一直很古怪。

I have seen him quite recently.我最近见过他。