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BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late
lt leɪt
Word forms: comparative later, superlative latest
1 ADV-GRADED (时间上)接近终了,临近末了 Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time. (时间上)接近终了,临近末了
  • It was late in the afternoon. [+ in]

    那是下午近黄昏的时候。

  • She had to work late at night. [+ at]

    她不得不深夜工作。

  • His autobiography was written late in life. [+ in]

    他的自传写于晚年。

  • The case is expected to end late next week.

    这个案子预计在下周晚些时候结案。

  • Since late last year the border area has been the scene of heavy fighting.

    自去年底以来,边界地区的战斗一直很激烈。

Late is also an adjective.
  • The talks eventually broke down in late spring.

    在春天快要结束时谈判最终破裂。

  • He was in his late 20s.

    他将近30岁。

  • ...the late 1960s.

    20世纪60年代末

2 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 近日暮的;近深夜的;时间不早的 If it is late, it is near the end of the day or it is past the time that you feel something should have been done. 近日暮的;近深夜的;时间不早的
  • It was very late and the streets were deserted.

    时间已很晚,街上空空荡荡。

  • We've got to go now. It's getting late.

    我们得走了。时候不早了。

lateness
  • A large crowd had gathered despite the lateness of the hour.

    尽管天色已晚,仍有一大群人聚集到了一起。

3 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] (比安排或预计时间)晚,迟 Late means after the time that was arranged or expected. (比安排或预计时间)晚,迟
  • Steve arrived late.

    史蒂夫迟到了。

  • The talks began some fifteen minutes late.

    会谈晚了大概15分钟才开始。

  • We got up late.

    我们起晚了。

SYN behind time, belatedly, tardily, behindhand
Late is also an adjective.
  • His campaign got off to a late start.

    他的竞选活动启动较晚。

  • We were a little late.

    咱们有点晚了。

  • The train was 40 minutes late.

    火车晚点了40分钟。

  • He's a half hour late.

    他迟到了半小时。

lateness
  • He apologised for his lateness.

    他为迟到道歉。

4 ADV-GRADED [ADVERB after verb] (比通常时间)晚,迟 Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. (比通常时间)晚,迟
  • We went to bed very late.

    我们很晚才睡。

  • He married late.

    他结婚晚。

SYN late at night, in the night, L8 [text messaging]
Late is also an adjective.
  • They had a late lunch in a cafe.

    他们很晚才在一家小餐馆吃了午饭。

  • He was a very late developer.

    他发育相当晚。

5 ADJ 已故的;已逝的;(尤指)新近去世的 You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently. 已故的;已逝的;(尤指)新近去世的
  • ...my late husband.

    我已故的丈夫

  • ...the late Mr Parkin.

    已故的帕金先生

SYN dead, deceased, departed [euphemistic] , passed on
6 ADJ 居住(或工作)直至最近的 Someone who is late of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently. 居住(或工作)直至最近的 [formal]
  • ...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue. [+ of]

    直到不久前还住在贝尔邬大道的表兄扎卡里

  • ...Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine. [+ of]

    刚离开《时代》杂志不久的斯特罗布·塔尔博特

7 See also: later  latest 
8 CONVENTION 迟到好过没到;晚做好过不做 If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier. 迟到好过没到;晚做好过不做
  • It's been a long time coming but better late than never.

    早就该如此了。不过,也总比没有的强。

9 PHRASE 为时已晚;坐失良机 If you say that someone is doing something late in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it. 为时已晚;坐失良机
  • 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。

10 PHRASE [PHRASE with cl] 新近;最近;近来 You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago. 新近;最近;近来 [formal]
  • His life has changed of late.

    他的生活近来发生了变化。

  • The dollar has been stronger of late.

    美元近来走势强劲。

SYN recently, just now, in recent times, not long ago
11 PHRASE 为时已晚;过迟 If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it. 为时已晚;过迟
  • It was too late to turn back.

    回头已经太晚了。

  • 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。

12 a late night→see: night 
Thesaurus
Thesauruslate Also look up:
ADJ.

belated, overdue, tardy; (ant.) early 3 4

deceased; (ant.) living 5

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BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSbe, feel, seem晚;感覺晚;好像晚I don't know what the time is, but it feels quite late.我不知道幾點了,但感覺很晚了。get, grow晚了It's getting too late to do anything today.太晚了,今天已經幹不了任何事了。make sb使某人遲到ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常晚relatively比較晚a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些晚fashionably稍稍晚一會兒Kevin was fashionably late as always.和往常一樣,凱文又遲到了一會兒。PREPOSITIONfor⋯遲到I'm late for work.我上班遲到了。in在⋯的後期He took up music late in life.他開始學習音樂時年歲已經大了。into晚到⋯It was now late into the night.這時已是深夜時分。with遲延He was now three weeks late with his rent.他的租金已晚交了 3 個星期。PHRASESan hour, ten minutes, etc. late遲到 1 小時、10 分鐘等The train was 45 minutes late.火車晚點了 45 分鐘。leave it rather, very, etc. late把⋯拖延到相當晚、非常晚You've left it rather late to start your homework, haven't you?你待到相當晚才開始做作業,是不是?
BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late adj.
late (late for work) dead (her late husband)
late

adjective

late ♦︎ slow ♦︎ overdue ♦︎ belatedThese words all describe sb/sth that arrives, happens or is done after the expected, arranged or usual time. 这些词均表示迟到的、延迟的、迟做的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配late / overdue for sthlate / slow in doing sthlate / overdue paymentoverdue / belated recognitiontwo weeks / a year late / overduevery / extremely / rather / slightly late / slow / belated late [not usually before noun] arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time 迟到;迟发生;迟做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.我那趟航班晚点一小时。Some children are very late developers.有些孩子发育滞后。Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year.因天气寒冷,农作物今年成熟得晚。OPP early , on time , punctual early late

adverb

Can I stay up late tonight?今晚我可以晚点儿睡吗?The big stores are open later on Thursdays.大商店每逢星期四开门较晚。She married late.她结婚晚。The birthday card arrived three days late.生日贺卡晚到了三天。
slow hesitating to do sth; not doing sth immediately 迟迟不⋯;不乐意;慢吞吞She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.她很快就意识到发生了什么事。His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.他的诗作长期无人赏识。They were very slow paying me.他们迟迟不付钱给我。 OPP quick quick see also slow slow overdue ˌəʊvəˈdjuː; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈduːnot paid, done or returned by the required or expected time; that should have happened or been done before now (到期)未付的,未做到的,未还的;早该发生(或完成)的2% interest will be charged on overdue payments.逾期欠款将收取2%的利息。My library books were overdue.我借图书馆的书逾期未还。Her baby is two weeks overdue.她的胎儿已超过预产期两周了。This car is overdue for a service (= has needed a service for a long time).这车早就该维修了。A book like this is long overdue.像这样的书早就该有人出版了。 belated bɪˈleɪtɪd (written) (especially of an action or response) coming or happening late (尤指行动或反应)迟来的,晚出现的Many apologies for sending you such a belated birthday present.非常抱歉这么晚才送你生日礼物。The government has been criticized for its belated response to the report.政府因迟迟没有回应这篇报道而受到批评。 belatedly

adverb

He apologized belatedly.他的道歉为时已晚。
BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late
Late or too late: late, belatedly, overdue...
Final and at the end: final, ultimate, eventual...
A short time ago: recent, just, newly...
Dead: dead, deceased, inanimate...
After another event or time: after, following, since...

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