late词典解释

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. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time;

   "late evening"
   "late 18th century"
   "a late movie"
   "took a late flight"
   "had a late breakfast"
   

2. after the expected or usual time; delayed;

   "a belated birthday card"
   "I'm late for the plane"
   "the train is late"
   "tardy children are sent to the principal"
   "always tardy in making dental appointments"
   

3. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;

   "a late development"
   "their late quarrel"
   "his recent trip to Africa"
   "in recent months"
   "a recent issue of the journal"
   

4. having died recently;

   "her late husband"
   

5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages;

   "Late Greek"
   

6. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;

   "the late phase of feudalism"
   "a later symptom of the disease"
   "later medical science could have saved the child"
   

7. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;

   "the former president"
   "our late President is still very active"
   "the previous occupant of the White House"
   

1. later than usual or than expected;

   "the train arrived late"
   "we awoke late"
   "the children came late to school"
   "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"
   "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
   

2. to an advanced time;

   "deep into the night"
   "talked late into the evening"
   

3. at an advanced age or stage;

   "she married late"
   "undertook the project late in her career"
   

4. in the recent past;

   "he was in Paris recently"
   "lately the rules have been enforced"
   "as late as yesterday she was fine"
   "feeling better of late"
   "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
   

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

be late for one's own funeral

老是迟到 be late usually

late in the day

最后 at last

of late

近来,最近 recently

• Trust me...It is not too late to escape.

  出自：E. Waugh

• Light woke me early, but the trams were late.

  出自：J. Stallworthy

• I was quite ten minutes late for my appointment.

  出自：A. MacLean

• The snow lay late that year.

  出自：J. Buchan

• I got back from Germany late in September.

  出自：C. P. Snow

• A middle-aged man who had been ordained late in life.

  出自：B. Pym

• The show started ten minutes late.

  出自：L. Cody

• Better late than never.

  出自：Proverb

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。