last verb ⇨continue1 (It lasted an hour.)⇨remain (This weather won't last.)last det., adj. ⇨last1 (the last bus home)⇨last2 (last night)last1
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the last bus home回家的末班公共汽车last night昨晚last ♦︎ final ♦︎ closing ♦︎ later ♦︎ eventual ♦︎ ultimate ♦︎ latterThese words all describe sth that happens or comes after all other similar things or people.这些词均表示最后的、末尾的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the last / final / closing / later / ultimate / latter stage / phase◆the last / final / later / eventual / ultimate aim / goal / outcome◆eventual / ultimate success / failure / victory / defeat◆sb / sth's last / final / closing / later / latter years◆sb's last / final / closing speech / address◆the last / final / closing remark / chapter / minutes■last
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happening or coming after all other similar things or people; the only remaining thing or person最后的;末尾的;仅存的◆We caught the last bus home.我们赶上了回家的末班公共汽车。◆It's the last house on the left.是左边尽头那栋房子。◆She was last to arrive.她是最后到的。◆I wouldn't marry you if you were the last person on earth!就算世界上只剩下你一个人,我也不会跟你结婚!◆He knew this was his last hope of winning.他知道自己成败在此一举。OPPfirst ⇨ first▸lastly
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◆Lastly, I'd like to ask you about your plans.最后,我想问一下你们的计划。▸at ˈlast
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◆We're home at last!我们终于到家了!◆At long last the cheque arrived.支票终于到了。■final
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[only before noun] being or happening at the end of a series of events, actions or statements; being the result of a particular process最终的;最后的◆His final act as president was to pardon his predecessor.他作为总统所采取的最后行动是赦免其前任。◆The referee blew the final whistle.裁判吹响了终场的哨声。◆I'd like to return to the final point you made.我想回到你所说的最后一点。◆No one could have predicted the final outcome.谁也没有预想到最终结果会是这样。OPPinitial ⇨ first▸finally
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◆Finally, stir in the fruit and walnuts.最后,把水果和核桃搅拌进去。◆The performance finally started half an hour late.演出在晚了半小时后终于开始了。■closing
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[only before noun] coming at the end of a speech, a period of time or an activity, especially as a sign that sth is about to finish(讲话、时段或活动)接近尾声的,结尾的,结束的◆The closing ceremony proved to be a spectacular and memorable affair.事实证明,这次闭幕式宏大壮观,十分难忘。OPPopening ⇨ first■later
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happening or being near the end of a period of time接近末期的◆the later part of the seventeenth century17世纪末叶◆She found happiness in her later years.她到晚年才找到幸福。OPPearlier▸later
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◆His father died later that year.那年晚些时候他的父亲去世了。◆We're going to Rome later in the year.我们年内晚些时候要到罗马去。■eventual ɪˈventʃuəl
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[only before noun] happening at the end of a period of time or of a process(时段或过程)最后的,最终的◆The school may face eventual closure.这所学校最终可能会面临关闭。◆the eventual winner of the tournament锦标赛的最终获胜者▸eventually
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◆She hopes eventually to attend medical school and become a doctor.她希望最终能够上医学院,成为一名医生。◆I'll get round to mending it eventually.我最后会抽出时间来修理它的。■ultimate ˈʌltɪmət
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[only before noun](especially of sth that is planned or intended) happening at the end of a long process(尤指计划或打算的事情)最后的,最终的,终极的◆our ultimate goal / aim / objective / target我们最终的目的/目标◆The ultimate decision lies with the parents.最后的决定权掌握在父母手中。◆We will accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens.无论出什么事情,我们愿承担全部责任。▸ultimately
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◆The campaign was ultimately successful.这次运动最终成功了。◆Ultimately, you'll have to make the decision yourself.最终你还是得自己拿主意。■latter
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nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning(时段)后半期的,后面的◆The latter half of the twentieth century saw huge growth in air travel.航空旅行在20世纪后半期有了巨幅增长。▸latterly
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(formal) ◆Her health declined rapidly and latterly she never left the house.她的健康状况急剧衰退,此后她再也没离开过家。last2
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the last bus home回家的末班公共汽车last night昨晚last ♦︎ past ♦︎ previous ♦︎ precedingThese words all describe sth that happened or existed only a short time ago, or before a particular time, event or object.这些词均表示最近的、刚过去的、上一个的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the last / past / previous / preceding few days / week / month / year / decade / century◆the last / past / previous weekend / season / hundred years◆the last / past hour◆the previous / preceding day◆last / the previous night / Friday / July / summer◆the last / previous / preceding paragraph / section◆the last / previous page / chapter / time / visit / meeting / war◆sb's last / previous album / appearance◆the previous / preceding discussion / argument / analysis / example■last
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most recent最近的;上一个的◆He got home late last night.他昨天夜里很晚才回家。◆Last summer we went to Greece for a month.去年夏天我们去希腊待了一个月。◆The critics all hated her last book.评论家都很不喜欢她的新书。◆This last point, that Hamish has mentioned, is crucial.哈米什刚刚提到的这一点很关键。OPPfirst ⇨ first, next ⇨ next■past
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[only before noun](of a period of time) gone by recently; just ended(一段时间)刚过去的,刚结束的◆I haven't seen much of her in the past few weeks.近几周来我没怎么见到她。OPPnext ⇨ nextNOTE辨析 Last or past?You can only use past to talk about a period of time that has just gone by, especially a long or approximate period of time. * past仅指刚过去的一段时间,特别是较长或大概的一段时间◆These past months have been terribly stressful for everyone.最近几个月每个人的压力都特别大。Past is an adjective and must be used with the or a determiner such as this or these: it cannot be used on its own. * past是形容词,前面必须加the或this、these等限定词,不能单独使用◆Last week was very busy.上个星期特别忙。◆The past week has been very busy.上个星期特别忙。Past is not used to talk about particular dates or points in time, or about things. * past不修饰具体的日期或时刻,也不修饰事物◆He got home late past night.◆The critics hated her past book.■previous [only before noun] happening or coming immediately before the time or thing you are talking about(时间或顺序上)稍前的◆He went jogging on Friday, despite the doctor's warnings the previous day(= the day before the time mentioned).尽管医生前一天刚警告过他,可他周五还是去慢跑了。◆We dealt with this in the previous chapter.我们在前一章论及了这一点。OPPthe following ⇨ next■preceding prɪˈsiːdɪŋ [only before noun] (formal) previous在⋯之前发生的;先于⋯的◆This policy was pursued less vigorously in the 1880s than in the preceding decade(= the 1870s).在19世纪80年代,这项政策不如之前10年执行得那么坚决。◆The reasoning in the preceding paragraph applies equally to a number of other cases.上一段中的论述同样也适用于其他一些情况。OPPthe following ⇨ next
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