later
['leitə]
adv.后来, 稍后
adj.后来的, 以后的, 接近末期的
例句与用法:
She had her baby weaned a year later.
她在一年后才把孩子的奶断掉。
He chose not to go home until later.
他决定晚一点才回家。
I can't pay now, please bill me later.
我现在不能付款,请以后开帐单给我。
He was charged with murder but found innocent later.
他被控杀人,但后来发现他是无罪的。
Catch me later.
过会儿再来找我。
Angrily the men returned the minutes later to tell their mates, "We had no impact. These men have skins like a rhinoceros."
10分钟后,这些人气呼呼地回来对同伙说:“毫无作用,这些人脸皮真厚。”
I'll speak with her later.
我要稍后跟她谈。
a.
1. 较晚的, 更晚的
2. 以后的
We will discuss this in detail in a later chapter.
我们将在以后的一章中对这一点作详细的探讨。
3. (时期)下一半的; 末期的
ad.
1. 较晚地, 更晚地
I went to bed later than usual.
我比往常更晚上床。
2. 后来; 以后
I'll tell you later.
我以后再告诉你。
later
词义辨析:
同义:
a.随后的, 相继的
subsequent
next
following
coming
succeeding
successive
sequent
sequential
ad.随后
subsequently
next
successively
sequentially
in sequel
ad.以后, 下回, 不久将来
later on
at a later time
by and by
in the future
hereafter
in time to come
in days to come
before too long
同义参见:
latter
afterward
hence
forward or forwards
then
反义参见:
former
earlier
laterlater[ˈleitə]adj.1.■[late 的比较级]更[较]迟的; 更后的later edition较近的版本
词性变化later[ˈleitə]adv.1.■以后, 稍后, 随后I will see you later.等会儿再见。
(亦作 laters)
exclamation
- (informal, chiefly US)goodbye for the present; see you later
(非正式,主美)再见,回头见
later
形容词 later:
coming at a subsequent time or stage
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
同义词:late
形容词 late:
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
同义词:late
after the expected or usual time; delayed
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
having died recently
同义词:late
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
同义词:late
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
同义词:late
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
副词 later:
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
同义词:subsequently, afterwards, afterward, after, later on
at some eventual time in the future
同义词:by and by
comparative of the adverb `late'
later
■An hour later they came off the night shift.
一个钟头之后他们下夜班了。
■A woman in the middle age comes in, and follows a crowd of child later.
一位中年妇女走进来,后面跟着一群孩子。
■An hour later the visiting parents assembled in the school hall.
一小时後,来访的家长聚集在学校大厅里。
■It is generally believed that Confucius preserved the literature of China for later times.
一般人都相信孔子为后世保存了中国的文学作品。
■He was found three days later on the edge of death in his room.
三天之后他在自己的房间里被发现,已濒于死亡。
■Three days later his diarrhoea was checked.
三天以后他的痢疾止住了。
■Three years later, he came to power.
三年後他上台掌权了。
■Later in the week, the Kenyans waltzed off with gold medal in the steeplechase.
上星期末,在障碍赛跑中肯尼亚人轻而易举地赢得了金牌。
■It poured all morning, but turned fine later.
下了一上午的瓢泼大雨,後来才转晴。
■Don't be so bitchy. We'll go out and have fun later.
不要如此暴躁。我们等一下就出去玩。
■Two days later, they resumed their journey.
两天以後,他们继续旅行。
■Two days later he changed his mind.
两天后他改变主意了。
■He escaped from his captors two days later.
两天後他从俘虏他的那些人手中逃脱了。
■Two days later they made land.
两天後他们到岸。
■His first story was accepted two years later, but upon the advice of George Meredith he decided not to publish it.
两年后,他的第一篇短篇小说虽被采纳,但在乔治·梅雷迪斯的劝导下,他决定不发表。
■A British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 to serve as a home guard and later incorporated into the Territorial Army.
义勇骑兵成立于1761年的一支英国志愿骑兵队,保卫本国安全,后被并入本土军队。
■Drivers who habitually cut in are bound to cause accidents sooner or later.
习惯於超车的驾驶员迟早要出车祸。
■It is best to pay as you go; then you will not have to worry about paying debts later.
买东西最好当时付款,这样就不必担心日后偿还债务。
■He was dismissed from the hospital a week later.
他一周之後出院了。
■They met, fell for each other and got married six weeks later.
他们俩一见倾心,六个星期后就结了婚。
■They put money by for later use.
他们储存钱以备将来使用。
■They first met at university and later fell in love.
他们在大学里初次相遇,後来相爱。
■They salted down most of the meat for their later use.
他们将大部分肉用盐腌起来,以备日后用。
■They cheated us, but we'll be even with them sooner or later!
他们欺骗了我们,但我们迟早会报复的!
■He chose not to go home until later.
他决定晚一点才回家。
■An illiterate, later he received some schooling.
他原来一字不识,后来学了一点文化。
■His later stories are not interesting because of their poverty of imagination.
他后来写的故事因为缺乏想像力而枯燥乏味。
■He later turned Moslem.
他后来改信了伊斯兰教。
■His later work showed that his first novel was little more than a tour de force.
他后来的作品表明他的第一部小说不过是一部聪明和玩弄技巧的作品。
■He came home later than usual.
他回家比平时迟。
■He leans towards more lighthearted subjects in his later works.
他在后期的创作中倾向于比较轻松的主题。
■He was seriously injured in the accident and died several days later.
他在那次事故中受了重伤,几天后就死了。
■He took sick and died a week later.
他得了病,一周后就死去了。
■He was later night and hedged out of the door.
他昨夜回来晚了,被关在门外。
■His first response was to say no. Later, however, he changed his mind.
他最初的反应是不同意。可是后来他改变了主意。
■He cheated Underwood and Underwood threatened to pay him back sooner or later.
他欺骗了安德伍德,安德伍德扬言迟早要对他进行报复。
■He hasn't got any money, so he's bound to turn up sooner or later.
他没有钱,所以,他必定会出现的。
■His wife later bore a son and a daughter.
他的妻子后来生了一男一女。
■He will sooner or later be rewarded for his wicked conduct.
他的恶行迟早会受到报应。
■There is a notable difference between his earlier and later writings.
他的早期作品和后期作品之间有明显的差异。
■His dream will come true sooner or later.
他的理想迟早会实现。
■He was sent away and, a few days later, brought back, like the bad halfpenny.
他被送走了,可没过几天,又像没用的赝币一样被退回来了。
■It's unbelievable that the event repeated itself years later in the same place.
令人难以置信多年后在同一地区重又发生此类事件。
■I'll tell you more about the use of tenses in English later on.
以后我会告诉你们更多关于英语时态的用法。
■I'll see you later, I have a couple of things to do.
以后我去看你,我有几件事情要做。
■Why don't you lay that problem aside for a while and work at it later?
你为什么不先把问题放在一边过会儿再说?
■You'll pay later for your follies.
你以後要为你的愚蠢行动付出 代价的。
■You can pay $10 down and the rest later.
你可现在付十元,其余的以後再付。
■It remains to be seen (ie We shall know later) whether you are right.
你是否正确,以後可见分晓。
■You'd better go now, and I'll come on later.
你最好现在就去,我随後就来。