late
[leit]
adj.迟的, 晚的, 末期的, 最近的, 已故的
adv.晚, 迟
例句与用法:
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。
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。
The train was 10 minutes late.
火车晚点了10 分钟。
We went to bed late.
我们很晚才上床。
词形变化:
形容词比较级: later | 形容词最高级: latest | 名词: lateness |
a.
1. 迟的; [(+for)][(+in)][+v-ing]
He was late for school.
他上学迟到了。
2. 晚的; 晚期的
He came back in the late afternoon.
他在傍晚回来。
3. 去世不久的; 已故的[Z][B]
She was an admirer of the late president.
她是已故总统的崇拜者。
4. 不久前才卸任的; 前任的[Z][B]
The late Primer Minister is still quite active in politics.
前任总理在政界仍然相当活跃。
5. 最近的[B]
The late storm did much damage to the crops.
不久前的这场暴风雨对农作物造成了很大损失。
6. 刚到的, 新的[B]
Some late news of the war has just come in.
刚刚收到一些有关战争的新消息。
ad.
1. 迟到, 来不及
Tom came to school late and missed the first class.
汤姆迟到且没有上到第一堂课。
2. 晚; 在晚期
He often worked late into the night.
他常常工作到深夜。
3. 不久前; 到不久前为止[(+of)]
Dr. Smith, late of Columbia University, now heads the research institute.
史密斯博士, 不久前在哥伦比亚大学任教, 现在负责该研究院的工作。
短语词组:
at (the) latest
1. 至迟
Be here on Monday at the latest.
最迟星期一要到这儿。
of late
1. 最近以来
We haven't seen her of late.
我们最近没见到过她。
till late
1. 直到深夜
They waited till late.
他们等到深夜。
late
形容词比较级:later, latter
形容词最高级:latest, last
副词比较级:later
副词最高级:latest
词形变化:
形容词比较级: later | 形容词最高级: latest | 名词: lateness |
同义词:
tardy | recent | slow | behind | belated | back | new | deceased | sometime | contemporary | recently | dead | belatedly | later | until recently | at the last minute | too late | at night | in the dead of night | delayed | deferred | late-night | nighttime | last-ditch | deep | latterly | tardily | previous | lately | former | of late |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
ad.迟到地; 落后; 慢地
behind
slow
tardy
同义参见:
new
back
belated
deceased
sometime
recent
contemporary
反义:
a.迟的; 最近的; 新的
early
反义参见:
soon
premature
late[leit]adj.1.■迟的,迟到的2.■晚的3.■(时间)接近深夜的4.■晚期的,末期的5.■新近的,近来的,非常近期的6.■先前的;前不久的;不久前的7.■已故的,新近故去的8.■紧前面的;前任的;刚卸任的adv.1.■迟2.■晚,晚于通常时间3.■在晚期,在末期4.■近来,新近,最近,前不久be late in (doing) something(某事)晚了Better late than never.[谚语]迟做总比不做强。keep late hours迟睡迟起late in the day[口语]为时已迟(事情的)最后阶段late repentance is seldom true.[谚语]为时已晚的悔悟。Never too late to mend.[谚语]亡羊补牢,犹为未晚。of late近来of late years.近年来sit (或 stay) up late迟睡;深夜不睡till (或 until) late直到很晚,直到深夜would be late for one's own funeral[口语]总是迟到,从不守时变形adj.later或latterlatest 或last变形adv.laterlatest
latelate[leit]adj.(later, latter; latest, last)1.■迟的, 晚的2.■晚期的, 后期的3.■近来的, 新近的4.■已故的5.■前任的in one's late-years晚年in the late 20th century 20世纪末叶late crops晚熟作物the late doctor已故的医生the late president前任总统It is too late to go now.现在去太迟了。
词性变化lateadv.1.■迟, 晚2.■以前, 不久前, 最近He got here five minutes late.他到这里迟了五分钟。I saw Mr. Wang as late as yesterday.直到昨天我还看见过王先生。
继承用法late-glacialn.1.■晚冰期late-maturityn.1.■晚熟性late-model[ˈleɪtˈmɔdəl]adj.1.■新型的latenessn.
参考词汇见dead; tardy;
adjective
- doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time
晚的,迟的
his late arrival.
他的迟来。
she was half an hour late for her lunch appointment.
她午餐约会晚到了半个小时。 - belonging or taking place far on in a particular time or period
迟来的
they won the game with a late goal.
他们以迟来的进球赢得了比赛。
■[attrib.]denoting the advanced stage of a period
(时段)晚期的,末期的
the late 1960s.
20世纪60年代后期。
arriving in the late afternoon.
下午很晚才到达。
■far on in the day or night
(时间)晚的
I'm sorry the call is so late.
对不起这么晚给您打电话。
it's too late for sherry.
现在喝雪利酒太晚了。
■originating at a point far on in an artistic period or artist's life
(艺术时期,艺术家生涯)晚期,后期
his highly abstracted late landscapes.
他晚期高度抽象派的风景画。
late Gothic style.
晚期哥特风格。
■flowering or ripening towards the end of the season
(花,果实)晚期的,后期的
the last late chrysanthemums.
最后的晚期开放菊花。 - (the/one's late)(of a specified person) no longer alive
(人)已故的
the late Francis Bacon.
已故的弗朗西斯•培根。
her late husband's grave.
她亡夫的坟墓。
■no longer having the specified status; former
原来的,以前的
a late colleague of mine.
一个我原来的同事。 - (latest)of recent date
最近的,最新的
the latest news.
最新消息。
- after the expected, proper, or usual time
迟,晚
she arrived late.
她迟到了。 - far on in time; towards the end of a period
后期,末期
it happened late in1984.
这发生在1984年晚些时候。
■at or until a time far on in the day or night
(时间)晚
now I'm old enough to stay up late.
现在我够大了,可以迟睡了。
■(later)at a time in the near future; afterwards
不久以后
I'll see you later.
回头见。
later on it will be easier.
稍后这就会容易一些。 - (late of)formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution
以前,原
Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office.
哈尔福特夫人,原就职于郡档案室。
- (the latest)the most recent news or fashion
最新消息,最新款式
have you heard the latest?.
你听说最新消息了吗?。
at the latest
- no later than the time specified
最迟,最晚
all new cars will be required to meet this standard by 1997 at the latest.
要求所有的新车最迟于1997年前达到这一标准。
- at a late stage in proceedings, especially too late to be useful
为时已晚,时机已过
you've realized it a little late in the day.
你已经认识到了,不过为时已晚。
- recently
最近,近来
she'd been drinking too much of late.
她最近喝得太多。
lateness
noun
语源
- Old English læt (adjective; also in the senseslow, tardy), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus 'weary', let, and let
late
形容词 late:
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
after the expected or usual time; delayed
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
同义词:recent
having died recently
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
同义词:later
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
副词 late:
later than usual or than expected
to an advanced time
同义词:deep
at an advanced age or stage
in the recent past
late
■It is never too late to learn.
[谚]活到老,学到老。
■Mary raised hob with her husband for being back late.
丈夫回来晚了,玛丽就对他大发脾气。
■I saw your brother as late as last week.
上个礼拜我还看到你哥哥。
■It suits Henry's book to work late and travel home after the rush hour.
下班晚些过了高峰时间再回家正合亨利之意。
■Needless to say, he came late as usual.
不用说他照例来得很晚。
■Don't be cross with the child for being late.
不要对迟到的孩子发脾气。
■No, I must not be late for class.
不,我决不能上课迟到。
■In order not to be late, she cut across the field.
为了不迟到,她抄近路穿过田野。
■I am going to stay up late to finish my paper.
为了完成报告我打算熬夜不睡。
■In order to earn enough money, he worked late into the night.
为了赚到足够的钱,他工作到深夜。
■John nearly broke his neck trying not to be late to school.
为使上学不迟到,约翰费了九牛二虎之力。
■Chaucer wrote in the late mediaeval period.
乔叟写作的时代是中世纪末。
■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。
■Henry got off on the wrong foot by being late on his first day at work.
亨利第一天上班就迟到,一开始就给人留下了不好的印象。
■I got up late this morning and missed the bus.
今天早晨我起床晚了,错过了公共汽车。
■I shall get back very late, so don't sit up for me.
今晚我要回来得很迟,所以你不必等我回来再睡觉了。
■He is studying English early and late.
他一天到晚都在学英语。
■He'll get hell from his teacher for coming late to school again.
他上学又迟到了,肯定要挨老师批评。
■He was late for school, as was often the case with him.
他上学迟到已是家常便饭了。
■It is out of the question for him to stay in office so late.
他不可能这么晚还呆在办公室。
■He excused himself for being late.
他为自己迟到辩解。
■He is used to sitting up late.
他习惯熬夜。
■As always he was late and had to run to catch the bus.
他像平时一样又晚了,得跑著去赶公共汽车了。
■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。
■He wrote a book to set forth the military exploits of the late general.
他写了一本书来表彰这位已故将军的战功。
■He arrived too late and missed the train.
他到得太晚,没赶上火车。
■He'll get hell from his mother for getting so late again.
他又起得那么迟,肯定要挨他妈妈一顿臭骂。
■He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything at all.
他因循坐误,一事无成。
■Extra work kept him (late) at the office.
他因有额外的工作,(很晚)仍留在办公室里。
■He got scolded for being late.
他因迟到而被骂。
■It's odds-on that he'll be late.
他多半得迟到。
■It's very rare for him to be so late.
他很少迟到。
■He supposed it was too late to catch the9:30 train.
他想赶9点30分的车已来不及了。
■He finally pay up six month late.
他最终付清了欠款但晚了6个月。
■He always trot out the same old excuse for being late.
他每次迟到总是重复那一套藉口。
■His summer vacation will end in the late August.
他的暑假将于八月底结束。
■He was up too late and decided to sleep in the next morning.
他睡得太迟了,因此决定第二天早晨多睡一会儿。
■He keeps late hours and gets very little sleep.
他睡得很晚,而且只睡一点儿时间。
■He got the chop for always being late.
他老是迟到,所以被解雇了。
■He has often been late for school of late.
他近来经常迟到。
■I was cross with him for being late.
他迟到了,我很生气。
■He was late, so he slipped into the meeting room.
他迟到了,所以悄悄进入会场。
■He's late he's probably stuck in a traffic jam.
他迟到了--很可能是由於交通阻塞耽误了。
■He's always making excuses for being late.
他迟到总是有藉口。
■He was late owing to/due to the very heavy traffic.
他迟到是因为交通拥挤。
■His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train.
他迟到的理由是没有赶上火车。
■He came home as late as two in the morning.
他迟至清晨两点才回家。
■Mr. Smith, late of the UN Secretariat.
以前在联合国秘书处服务过的史密斯先生。
■You mustn't be late; he was most insistent about that.
你万不可迟到,他对这一点最严格。
■You'd better look sharp or you'll be late.
你得赶快,不然就晚了。
at (the) latest
1. 至迟
Be here on Monday at the latest.
最迟星期一要到这儿。
of late
1. 最近以来
We haven't seen her of late.
我们最近没见到过她。
till late
1. 直到深夜
They waited till late.
他们等到深夜。
习惯用语Better late than never.1.■[谚]晚做总比不做好; 迟来总比不来强。early and late1.■从早到晚It is never too late to learn.1.■[谚]活到老, 学到老。of late1.■近来of late years1.■近年来sit up late1.■深夜不睡, 迟睡stay up late1.■深夜不睡, 迟睡