late的经典引文是：Trust me...It is not too late to escape.出自：E. Waugh。late【近义词】behind。late的读音是英[leɪt]；美[leɪt]。
一、详尽释义点此查看late的详细内容
二、英英释义
"late evening"
"late 18th century"
"a late movie"
"took a late flight"
"had a late breakfast"
"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"
"a late development"
"their late quarrel"
"his recent trip to Africa"
"in recent months"
"a recent issue of the journal"
"her late husband"
"Late Greek"
"the late phase of feudalism"
"a later symptom of the disease"
"later medical science could have saved the child"
"the former president"
"our late President is still very active"
"the previous occupant of the White House"
"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"
"deep into the night"
"talked late into the evening"
"she married late"
"undertook the project late in her career"
"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"
三、词典解释
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
四、例句
I'm afraid I may be a little late.
恐怕我可能稍晚一点。
The train was 10 minutes late.
火车晚点了10 分钟。
This country was founded in the late eighteenth century.
这个国家是在18世纪末期建立的。
Tell me about his late illness.
告诉我他最近的病况。
There were several clashes before this latest incident.
在这次事件发生之前已有过几次冲突。
He found the charity in memory of his late wife.
他兴办那项慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。
We went to bed late.
我们很晚才上床。
I overslept because I stayed up too late last night.
我睡过头了,因为昨晚睡得很迟。
五、词汇搭配
六、情景对话
上班迟到
A：Be punctual!
要严格遵守时间。
B：Yes, sir.
是，知道了。
late什么意思
A：You arelate again.
你又迟到了。
late的解释
B：I was only five minuteslate.
我只迟到了5分钟。
交货
late的翻译
A：When can you effect shipment? I'm terribly worried aboutlate shipment.
你们什么时候能交货？我非常担心货物迟交。
B：We can effect shipment in December or early next year at the latest.
我们最晚在今年十二月或明年初交货。
A：That's fine.
好。
没找到人
A：Is Mary there?
玛丽在吗？
B：Mary is out right now.
玛丽现在不在。
late的解释
A：When will she be back?
她何时会回来？
B：I've no idear.Why don't you call back later this afternoon?
我不太清楚，您不妨今天下午再打来。
A：Will it be toolate if I call around 10:00 this evening?
如果我在晚上10点左右打来会不会太晚？
B：You'd better call a litter earlier.
您最好早些打过来。
A：How about 8 o'clock?
8点怎么样？
B：That will be fine.
可以。
七、常见错误
误 你读过斯坦韦最后的小说吗?
正 你读过斯坦韦的最新小说吗?
析 late的最高级latest的意思是“最新的”“最近的”,而不是“最后的”。
他在晚年退出了政界。误 He withdrew from politics in his late years.
正 He withdrew from politics in his later years.
析 当表示“晚年”时,常用它的比较级later。
这件事发生在60年代后期。误 It happened in late 1960s.
正 It happened in the late 1960s.
析 表示“年代”的数字前面须用the,加late后the也不能省略。
叫他开会不要迟到。误 Tell him not to be late at the meeting.
正 Tell him not to be late for the meeting.
他晚到公共汽车站。误 He was late for the bus stop.
正 He was late at the bus stop.
析 “(做某事)迟到”须用be late for,“(到某地)迟到”须用be late at。
误 Tom came to school lately and missed the first lesson.
正 Tom came to school late and missed the first lesson.
析 late的形容词形式和副词形式相同, lately并不是late的副词形式, lately的意思是“最近,近来”。
late的相关近义词
behind、dead、delayed、old、past、slow、belatedly、formerly、recently、slowly
late的相关反义词
early、punctual、early、punctually
late的相关临近词
lately、latch、lated、Latey、laten、Lates、Lateve、Latela、Latevi、lateen、Lateef、Latella