late

美 [leɪt]
英 [leɪt]
  • adj.晚;迟到;晚期;晚到
  • adv.晚;晚期;迟;最近
  • 网络迟的;晚的;已故的
比较级:later  最高级:latest  
late
adj.
— see also
later
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latest
1.
[obn]
接近末期的;晚年的near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc.
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。
2.
[nubn]
迟到;迟发生;迟做arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time
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.
逾期付款需支付利息。
Here is a late news flash.
现在插播刚刚收到的新闻。
3.
近日暮的;近深夜的near the end of the day
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,比我想象的要晚多了。
What are you doing up at this late hour ?
深更半夜的,你还没睡,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 nights recently(= when I've gone to bed very late) .
我最近熬夜太多。
4.
[obn]
已故的no longer alive
her late husband
她已故的丈夫
the late Paul Newman
已故的保罗 ) 纽曼
IDM
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。
be too late
为时已晚;已失时机happening after the time when it is possible to do sth
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。
adv.
1.
迟;晚after the expected, arranged or usual time
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.
接近末期;在晚年near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc.
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 .
他到晚年成为作家。
3.
临近日暮;接近午夜near the end of the day
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。
IDM
better late than never
迟到总比不到好;迟发生总比不发生强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
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 in the day
为时已晚;已失时机after the time when an action could be successful
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。
Professor Jones, late of Oxford University
直到不久前还在牛津大学任教的琼斯教授
late of…
直至最近工作(或居住)的地方until recently working or living in the place mentioned
Professor Jones, late of Oxford University
直到不久前还在牛津大学任教的琼斯教授
I haven't seen him of late.
我最近没见过他。
of late
最近;新近;近来recently
I haven't seen him of late.
我最近没见过他。
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。
too late
过迟;太晚after the time when it is possible to do sth successfully
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。

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