| [/leɪt; let/] adj (-r, -st) 用法:
1 [esp pred 尤作表语] after the proper or usual time 晚; 迟:
My flight was an hour late. 我那趟航班晚了一小时. *
Because of the cold weather the crops are late this year. 因天气寒冷, 今年的作物成熟得晚. *
It's never too late to stop smoking. 戒烟何时都不算晚. *
a late marriage 晚婚 *
a late riser, ie sb who gets out of bed late in the morning 起得晚的人. Cf 参看 early 2. 用法:
2 far on in the day or night, a period of time, a series, etc （日夜、 时间、 系列等）近末尾的, 将尽的, 末期的:
till a late hour 直到深夜 *
in the late afternoon 傍晚 *
in late summer 在夏末 *
She married in her late twenties, eg when she was 28. 她快30岁才结婚. *
the late nineteenth century 十九世纪末叶 *
a late Victorian house 维多利亚晚期的房子 *
Beethoven's late quartets, ie the last ones he wrote 贝多芬最後创作的四重奏乐曲. Cf 参看 early 1. 用法:
3 [attrib 作定语] (esp in the superlative 尤用於最高级) recent 最新的; 最近的:
the latest news 最新消息 *
There were several clashes before this latest incident. 在这次事件发生之前已有过几次冲突. *
the latest craze, fashion, vogue, etc 最新时尚、 式样、 样式等 *
her latest novel 她最近出版的小说 *
(fml 文) during the late political unrest 在最近这次政治动乱时期. 用法:
4 [attrib 作定语] (a) no longer alive 已故的:
her late husband 已故丈夫.
(b) no longer holding a certain position; former 已卸任的; 前任的:
The late prime minister attended the ceremony. 前任首相出席了典礼. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) at the `latest no later than 至迟; 最晚:
Passengers should check in one hour before their flight time at the latest. 乘客至迟应在班机起飞前一小时办理登机手续. an early/late night => night. it's ,never too ,late to `mend (saying 谚) it is always possible to improve one's character, habits, etc 改过不嫌晚. of `late lately; recently 最近以来; 近来. late 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
The last may indicate the final item in a sequence, after which there are no more *the last可指一系列事物中最後一个:
The last bus leaves at 11.15 pm. 末班公共汽车晚上11时15分开出. *
That was the last novel he wrote before he died. 那是他生前写的最後一部小说. It may also refer to the item before the one being discussed *the last也可指正在谈及的事物之前的一个:
I much prefer this job to my last one/the last one I had. 这份工作比我原先那份工作好得多. *
The last time we met you had a beard. 上次我们见面, 你还留著胡子呢. The latest means `the most recent' *the latest意为｀最近的＇:
She always dressed in the latest fashion. 她总是穿最新款的时装. *
His latest novel is a great success. 他最近出版的小说十分成功. The latter refers to the second of two items already mentioned and is rather more formal *the latter指已提及的两个事物中的第二个, 多用於书面语中:
One can travel there by ship or plane. Most people choose the latter. 乘船或乘飞机去均可, 人们多取後者. late 3
[/leɪt; let/] adv 用法:
1 after the proper or usual time 晚; 迟:
get up, go to bed, arrive home late 很晚才起床、 睡觉、 到家 *
I sat (ie stayed) up late last night. 昨晚我一直呆到深夜. *
She married late. 她结婚晚. Cf 参看 early 2. 用法:
2 far on in a period of time 接近末期:
It happened late last century in 1895, to be exact. 事情发生在上个世纪末--准确地说, 在1895年. *
As late as the 1950s tuberculosis was still a threat. 直到二十世纪五十年代, 结核病仍然使人不寒而栗. *
He became an author quite late in life, ie when he was quite old. 他晚年才成为作家. Cf 参看 early 1. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) better late than never => better2. ,late in the `day later than is proper or desirable 比适当的或恰当的时间晚:
It's rather late in the day to say you're sorry the harm's done now. 现在才说对不起太晚了--危害已成事实. later `on at a later time or stage 後来; 以後; 其後:
a few days later on 几天後 *
At first things went well, but later on we ran into trouble. 起初事情进展得很顺利, 但後来我们遇到了困难. sooner or later => soon. |