late

[leit]

adj.迟的, 晚的, 末期的, 最近的, 已故的
adv.晚, 迟

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。

词形变化

形容词比较级: later | 形容词最高级: latest | 名词: lateness |

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  

英英释义

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

同义词：belated, tardy

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

同义词：former, previous

副词 late:

later than usual or than expected

同义词：belatedly, tardily

to an advanced time

同义词：deep

at an advanced age or stage

in the recent past

同义词：recently, lately, of late, latterly

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。

补充

latelate英:[leit] 美:[let]adj.1.迟的, 晚的, 迟到的We had a late dinner last night.我们昨晚晚餐吃得很晚。It's too late to go now.现在去太迟了。2.晚期的, 后期的The poet lived a happy life in his later life.这位诗人晚年过着一种幸福的生活。3.不久之前的, 最近的The late storm did much harm.不久以前的这场暴风雨造成了很大的灾害。4.已故的, 最近去世的Her late husband was an outstanding scientist.她已故的丈夫是位杰出的科学家。5.前任的The visitor is the late President, now a scholar.这位来访者是前总统, 现为学者。6.新的This is the late development of science.这是科学的新发展。adv.1.迟, 晚She married late in life.她很晚才结婚。2.接近末期The bush was planted late in the season.这灌木是在这个季节末期才栽种的。3.到深夜He worked late into night.他工作到深夜。4.不久前

例句

1. I apologize for my late arrival.我为迟到道歉。 2. Sorry I'm late.对不起, 我迟到了。 3. We were a little late.我们迟到了一小会儿。 4. Hurry up or you'll be late!快点, 不然你就要迟到了！ 5. The bus was late.公共汽车晚点了。 6. He's a half hour late.他迟到了半小时。 7. The train was 40 minutes late.火车晚点了40分钟。 8. I'm often late for school.我上学经常迟到。 9. She was late for him and he was waiting in her office.她与他见面迟了, 他在她办公室里等着。 10. She had a late marriage.她结婚晚。 11. It was late in the afternoon.那是下午近黄昏的时候。 12. Since late last year the border area has been the scene of heavy fighting.自从去年年末以来, 边境地区一直就是激战之地。 13. in the late afternoon/morning/evening在黄昏时分/近午时/深夜 14. They went for a stroll in the late afternoon.他们黄昏时分散步去了。 15. Unusually, there was snow this year in late April.不同寻常的是, 今年4月底下雪了。 16. in late spring/summer/autumn/winter在春末/夏末/秋末/冬末 17. The talks eventually broke down in late spring.会谈最终在春末破裂了。 18. It only really came into fashion in the late 80s.它在80年代末才真正流行起来。 19. He was in his late 20s.他将近30岁了。 20. Don't stay out too late!不要在外面待得太晚了！ 21. It was very late and the streets were deserted.时间已很晚, 街上空空荡荡的。 22. We've got to go now. It's getting late.我们得走了。时候不早了。 23. We felt somewhat disheartened by the late events.我们因为最近的一些事情而感到有点灰心。 24. My late husband enjoyed golf.我的亡夫喜欢打高尔夫球。 25. a suitably passionate tribute to the late Mr Parkin感情拿捏恰到好处的献给已故帕金先生的悼词 26. Jane Smith, late of Bristol曾住在布里斯托尔的简·史密斯 27. Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue曾住在贝尔邬大道的表兄扎卡里 28. Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine曾在《时代》周刊就职的斯特罗布·塔尔博特 29. It's been a long time coming but better late than never.早就该如此了。不过, 晚做好过不做。 30. His campaign got off to a late start.他的竞选活动启动较晚。 31. Our conversation went on into the late hours.我们的谈话一直进行到深夜。 32. She was in bed by nine, but still someone wrote to say they were appalled by Laura's late hours!她9点就睡了, 但仍有人写信称他们对劳拉睡觉之晚感到震惊！ 33. my fondness for late hours我晚睡晚起的喜好 34. I was working my usual late hours.当时我正和平时一样在熬夜工作。 35. a profession where long and late hours are expected一个不仅工作时间长而且总要熬夜的职业 36. His life has changed of late.他的生活近来发生了变化。 37. The dollar has been stronger of late.美元近来走势强劲。 38. She arrived late.她迟到了。 39. We went to bed very late.我们很晚才睡觉。 40. She had to work late.她不得不工作到很晚。 41. We got up late.我们起晚了。 42. The talks began some fifteen minutes late.会谈晚了大概15分钟才开始。 43. neighbours who make a noise late at night深夜喧闹的邻居 44. late next week/month/year etc (towards end of)下周末/下个月底/明年年底等 45. The case is expected to end late next week.预计本案件将在下周末结案。 46. She married late.她结婚晚。 47. His autobiography was written late in life.他的自传写于晚年。 48. As late as yesterday he was selling books.就在昨天他还在卖书。 49. My success had come too late in the day.我的成功来得为时已晚。 50. It was too late in the day for it to do any good now.此刻为时已晚, 无论做什么都已于事无补。 51. I'd left it all too late 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。 52. It was too late to turn back.回头已经太迟。 53. We realized too late 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。 54. his late arrival.他的迟来。 55. she was half an hour late for her lunch appointment.她午餐约会晚到了半个小时。 56. they won the game with a late goal.他们以迟来的进球赢得了比赛。 57. the late 1960s.20世纪60年代后期。 58. arriving in the late afternoon.下午很晚才到达。 59. I'm sorry the call is so late.对不起这么晚给您打电话。 60. it's too late for sherry.现在喝雪利酒太晚了。 61. his highly abstracted late landscapes.他晚期高度抽象派的风景画。 62. late Gothic style.晚期哥特风格。 63. the last late chrysanthemums.最后的晚期开放菊花。 64. the late Francis Bacon.已故的弗朗西斯•培根。 65. her late husband's grave.她亡夫的坟墓。 66. a late colleague of mine.一个我原来的同事。 67. the latest news.最新消息。 68. she arrived late.她迟到了。 69. it happened late in1984.这发生在1984年晚些时候。 70. now I'm old enough to stay up late.现在我够大了，可以迟睡了。 71. I'll see you later.回头见。 72. later on it will be easier.稍后这就会容易一些。 73. Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office.哈尔福特夫人，原就职于郡档案室。 74. have you heard the latest?.你听说最新消息了吗？。 75. 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。 76. you've realized it a little late in the day.你已经认识到了，不过为时已晚。 77. she'd been drinking too much of late.她最近喝得太多。 78. in the late afternoon/summer/twentieth century下午较晚的时候；夏末；二十世纪末 79. in the late morning近中午时分 80. His mother's in her late fifties (= between 55 and 60).他妈妈快六十岁了。 81. in late May/late in May五月下旬 82. We got back home late in the evening.我们晚上很晚才回家。 83. I'm sorry I'm late.对不起，我迟到了。 84. She was ten minutes late for school.她上学迟到了十分钟。 85. The ambulance arrived too late to save him.救护车来得太晚，救不了他。 86. to be late with the rent迟缴租金 87. The buses are running late today.今天的公共汽车晚点了。 88. to stay up late很晚才睡觉 89. It's getting late -- let's go home.时候不早了，我们回家吧。 90. his late wife他的亡妻 91. later on you'll probably wish that you'd worked harder at school.总有一天，你会懊悔当初读书怎不用功些。 92. Bye -- I'll see you a bit later on.好，我们待会儿见。 93. It happened in late spring.它发生在晚春。 94. His health problems began when he was in his late thirties. [=when he was about 38 or 39 years old]在他三十八九岁的时候，健康开始出现问题了。 95. The problems began in the late 1930s. [=in about 1938 or 1939]这些问题开始于20世纪30年代末期。 96. a word first recorded in the late 17th century*17世纪晚期被初次记载下来的词 97. It was late (in the evening) when we finally went to bed.我们（晚上）很晚才就寝。 98. The train is (a half hour) late.这趟火车晚了（半小时）。 99. We had a late spring this year.今年的春天来得迟。 100. I'm sorry I'm late.对不起，我迟到了。 101. He made a late payment. = He was late with his payment. = He was late (in) paying.他逾期付款。 102. Hurry up or we'll be late for school.快点，不然我们上学就迟到了。 103. We arrived late because we got/had/made a late start. [=we started at a later time than we had meant to]我们来晚了，因为出发晚。 104. Their warning was too late to help him.他们的警告来得太迟，帮不了他了。 105. I've always been a late riser.我一直起得晚。 106. a late walker [=a child who learned to walk at a later age than most other children]（比多数孩子）晚学会走路的孩子 107. He made a donation to the school in memory of his late wife.为纪念已故妻子，他给学校捐了款。 108. the late John Smith已故的约翰·史密斯 109. It's getting late so we should probably go home.天色已晚，我们或许该回家了。 110. "It's rather late in the day for an apology now, don't you think? [=it's late for an apology; you should have apologized sooner]"你不认为现在道歉为时已晚吗？ 111. We're tired today because we had a late night [=stayed up late] last night.今天我们累了，因为昨晚熬夜到很晚。 112. the lateness of the hour深夜 113. the lateness of the payment付款延迟 114. late in the year he became ill.年底的时候他病了。 115. It rained late in the day.傍晚时分天下雨了。 116. late in his career he moved to the city.快退休时，他搬去了那座城市。 117. a word first recorded late in the 17th century在17世纪晚期被初次记载下来的词 118. They were trailing by a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.在第四节比赛的最后时刻，他们以六分落后于对手。 119. The package should be arriving late next week.包裹下周晚些时候会到。 120. She arrived at work (a half hour) late.她上班迟到了（半小时）。 121. He sent in his job application late.他的工作申请递交晚了。 122. They arrived too late for breakfast.他们来得太迟了，没赶上早餐。 123. I like getting up late.我喜欢晚起床。 124. "The package arrived late, but better late than never!"包裹到得晚，但比不到好！ 125. She's been working late.她一直都是工作到很晚。 126. They stayed late.他们待到很晚。 127. "The company is now in serious trouble, but it was reporting record profits as late as last year."公司现在处境艰难，但就在去年还报告了创纪录的利润。 128. "The company's new president is Mark Jones, late of Chicago."公司的新总裁是马克·琼斯，近期在芝加哥上班。 129. "They have not seen him of late. [=lately, recently]"他们最近没见到他。 130. Of late she has been acting strangely.她最近行为古怪。