1 DET (表示最近过去的)刚过去的星期五/昨晚/去年 You use
last in expressions such as
last Friday ,
last night, and
last year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year.
(表示最近过去的)刚过去的星期五/昨晚/去年 -
I got married last July.
我在刚过去的7月里结了婚。
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He never made it home at all last night.
他昨晚根本没回家。
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Last month a shopkeeper's nephew was shot dead.
上个月一名店主的侄子被枪杀了。
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It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections.
他们在去年选举中如此糟糕的表现并不奇怪。
2 ADJ 最近的;最近一次的 The
last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one.
最近的;最近一次的 -
Much has changed since my last visit.
从我上次去到现在,很多事情已经变了。
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At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent.
最近一次统计显示通胀率为10.9%。
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I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago.
我3年前和前任男友分的手。
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The last few weeks have been hectic.
过去几周一直忙得不可开交。
3 ADV [ADVERB with verb] 上次;最近一次 If something
last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened.
上次;最近一次 -
When were you there last?.
你上次去是什么时候?
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The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it.
那房子比我上次见到时更破旧了些。
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Hunting on the trust's 625,000 acres was last debated two years ago.
有关在该托管机构管理的62.5万英亩土地上狩猎一事,最近一次辩论是两年前。
4 ORD 最后的;最末的 The
last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind.
最后的;最末的 -
This is his last chance as prime minister.
这是他作为首相的最后机会。
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...the last three pages of the chapter.
该章最后3页
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She said it was the very last house on the road.
她说就是路边最后那间屋子。
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They didn't come last in their league.
他们没有在联赛中垫底。
5 ADV [ADVERB after verb] 最后地;最末地 If you do something
last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else.
最后地;最末地 -
I testified last.
我最后一个作证。
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I was always picked last for the football team at school.
在学校里分队踢足球时,我总是最后被挑的那一个。
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The foreground, nearest the viewer, is painted last.
距离观者最近的前景是最后才画的。
6 PRON 最后的人 If you are
the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you.
最后的人 7 ADJ 最后剩下的;最末的 Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains.
最后剩下的;最末的 Last is also a noun.
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He finished off the last of the wine.
他喝完了最后一点酒。
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The last of the ten inmates gave themselves up after twenty eight hours on the roof of the prison.
在监狱屋顶上坚持了28小时后,10名囚犯中的最后几个终于投降。
8 ADJ (竞赛中)最后留下的,排位在前的 You use
last before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out.
(竞赛中)最后留下的,排位在前的 9 ADJ 最不想要的;最不可能的 You can use
last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely.
最不想要的;最不可能的 [emphasis] SYN least likely, most unlikely, most unsuitable, least suitable
10 PRON 最后一次;最末一次 The last you see of someone or
the last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them.
最后一次;最末一次 -
She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her.
她高喊着“往河里去,往河里去!”然后就消失了。那是我们最后一次看到她的情形。
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I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him.
我有一种感觉,这将是我最后一次听到他的消息。
11 VERB 持续,延续,维持(一段时间) If an event, situation, or problem
lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time.
持续,延续,维持(一段时间) [Also V adv] -
The marriage had lasted for less than two years. [VERB + for]
这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
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The games lasted only half the normal time. [VERB noun]
比赛只持续了通常时间的一半。
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Enjoy it because it won't last. [VERB]
尽情享受吧,因为这不会长久。
12 VERB 够用,保持可用状态(一段时间) If something
lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition.
够用,保持可用状态(一段时间) [Also VERB] -
You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages. [VERB + for]
每次只需一点点胶水而已,因此一管可以用很长时间。
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The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours. [VERB noun]
修好的帆支撑了不到24小时。
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The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries. [VERB adv.]
言外之意是,这种电池的寿命是其他品牌电池的两倍。
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If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer. [VERB adv.]
如果汽车采用更多塑料元件,寿命会更长一些。
13 VERB 支持完;熬过;拖过 You can use
last in expressions such as
last the game ,
last the course, and
last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them.
支持完;熬过;拖过 To
last out means the same as to
last.
last out同last Usage Note :
Note that you do not use after all if you want to talk about what happens at the end of a long period, instead you use at last, finally, in the end, lastly, or last of all. You use at last or finally when you have been waiting for or expecting something for a long time. At last usually comes at the end of a sentence. The storm that had threatened came at last. Finally usually comes at the beginning of a sentence or before a verb. After another search they finally located the house. You also use finally to talk about something that is the last in a series of things. He lived in Turkey, France, Norway, and finally Mexico. You use in the end when talking about something that happens after a long time or a long process. Perhaps the police got him in the end... In the end, Peter seemed quite happy. You use lastly to talk about the last of a series of people or things. I went through the bathroom, the bedroom, and lastly the sitting room. You use last of all to emphasize that there is nobody or nothing else after the person or thing you mention. Last of all came the cat.
注意,谈论很长一段时间之后最终发生的事,不用after all,而用at last,finally,in the end,lastly或last of all。表示经历了长久的等待或期待时,用at last或finally,at last通常置于句末,例如,The storm that had threatened came at last(酝酿已久的暴风雨终于来了)。finally则通常置于句首或动词之前:After another search they finally located the house(又搜寻了一番后,他们终于找到了那幢房子)。finally亦用于谈论一连串事情的最后一件:He lived in Turkey, France, Norway, and finally Mexico(他曾在土耳其、法国和挪威生活过,最后来到了墨西哥)。表示某事经历了较长的时间或过程后发生,则用 in the end, 例如,Perhaps the police got him in the end(也许警方最终抓到了他),In the end, Peter seemed quite happy(最后,彼得似乎很开心)。lastly用于谈论一连串人或事物的最后一个或一件:I went through the bathroom, the bedroom, and lastly the sitting room(浴室、卧室最后连客厅我都找遍了)。last of all 则用来强调在提到的人或事物之后再无他人或其他事物,例如,Last of all came the cat(最后出场的是猫)。
15 PHRASE 终于;最后;到底 If you say that something has happened
at last or
at long last you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time.
终于;最后;到底 -
I'm so glad that we've found you at last!.
我们终于找到你了,我真是太高兴了!
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Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for.
他等待已久的时刻终于到来。
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At last the train arrived in the station.
火车终于到站了。
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'All right', he said at last. 'You may go.'
“好吧”,他终于开口道,“你可以走了。”
16 PHRASE 前天晚上/ 上上次选举/上上任领导人 You use expressions such as
the night before last ,
the election before last and
the leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series.
前天晚上/ 上上次选举/上上任领导人 17 PHRASE 气绝;断气;咽气 If someone
breathes their
last, they die.
气绝;断气;咽气 18 PHRASE 倒数第二/倒数第三/ 倒数第四 You can use phrases such as the
last but one, the
last but two, or the
last but three, to refer to the thing or person that is, for example, one, two, or three before the final person or thing in a group or series.
倒数第二/倒数第三/ 倒数第四 19 PHRASE [PHRASE n] 所有;全部 You use
every last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something.
所有;全部 [emphasis] -
I'd spent all I had, every last penny.
我把钱全部花光了,一分不剩。
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You'll never quite get rid of every last bit of grit.
无法把所有的沙砾都清除干净。
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My tape recorder did not catch every last word.
我的录音机并没有把每一个字都录下来。
20 PHRASE (需要裁员时首先解雇新员工的)“后进先出”原则 The expression
last in, first out is used to say that the last person who started work in an organization should be the first person to leave it, if fewer people are needed.
(需要裁员时首先解雇新员工的)“后进先出”原则 21 PHRASE 我/她最近一次听到有关…的消息;最新消息 You can use expressions such as
the last I heard and
the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject.
我/她最近一次听到有关…的消息;最新消息 22 PHRASE 把…留到最后 If you
leave something or someone
until last, you delay using, choosing, or dealing with them until you have used, chosen, or dealt with all the others.
把…留到最后 23 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 不再见到某人 If you
see the last of someone, you do not expect to see them or deal with them again.
不再见到某人 24 PHRASE [PHRASE after verb] [PHRASE after verb] 贯穿(全书、整部电影或整件事情) If you say that something goes on happening
to the last, you mean that it happens throughout the whole of a book, film, or event.
贯穿(全书、整部电影或整件事情) 25 PHRASE 一直,始终(为某一类人) If you say that someone is a particular kind of person
to the last, you are emphasizing that they continue to be that kind of person.
一直,始终(为某一类人) -
A gentleman to the last, he did not run, but merely attempted to stroll away.
他始终保持绅士风度,没有拔脚就跑,只是试图移步走开。
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Armstrong was tall and handsome to the last.
阿姆斯特朗从来都是这么高大、英俊。
26 PHRASE [PHRASE after verb] (表示全部包括在内)任何一丝细节/ 每一个人 You use expressions such as
to the last detail and
to the last man to indicate that a plan, situation, or activity includes every single person, thing, or part involved.
(表示全部包括在内)任何一丝细节/ 每一个人 -
Every movement, no matter how casual and spontaneous, needs to be worked out to the last detail.
对每一个动作,无论它显得多么随意和无意识,都不能放过一丝细节。
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Our troops are being used up to the last man.
我们的部队已人尽其用。
27 last breath→see: breath to have the last laugh
→see: laugh last-minute
→see: minute someone's last stand
→see: stand the last straw
→see: straw last thing
→see: thing Quotations
Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first Bible: St. Mark Usage | last and latter |
Both last and latter refer to the final person or thing mentioned. Use last when more than two persons or things have been mentioned: Whales, dolphins, and sharks all have fins and live in the ocean, but only the last is a fish. Use latter when exactly two persons or things have been mentioned: Jorge and Ana applied for the same scholarship, which was awarded to the latter. |
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