late

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• 英式音标 [leɪt]
• 美式音标 [leɪt]
• 国际音标 [leit]
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基本解释

• adj. 晚的；迟的；已故的；最近的
• adv. 晚；迟；最近；在晚期

词源解说

• 直接源自古英语的lat；最初源自原始日耳曼语的latas，意为慢的，迟缓的。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  latish：稍迟的；稍后的。

• adv性质的同根词

  lately：近来，不久前。

  latish：稍迟地；稍晚。

• n性质的同根词

  lateness：晚，迟。

• late相关词

用法辨析

adj. (形容词)

• late的基本意思是“晚的”,可指与规定的、预期的或惯常的时间相比“晚的”“迟的”,也可指在事物本身发展过程中或某一时间单位(如年月)“晚期的”“后期的”。作这两种解释时可在句中作定语,表语,可用于比较级和最高级。late还可指在时间或顺序上的“新近的”“晚期的”。late用在头衔、人名前可作“已退职〔休〕,新近故去的,前任的”解,这时其前通常须加the,在句中常用作定语,没有比较级和最高级形式。
• 表示“做某事迟了”, late后接(in+) v -ing 。如果动名词后面有宾语, in+ v -ing 形式则可用with代替。在口语中, late可直接跟动名词,省略in。
• late用作表语时后接for表示“迟于规定时间做某事”“赶不上做某事”;后接at表示“迟于规定时到达某地”;后接“ in + v -ing ”表示“做某事迟了”;后接of表示“从前”,指从前居住的地方或某人参加的某种组织、协会等。

adv. (副词)

• late用作副词表示“晚”“迟”,指迟于规定〔预期〕时刻,作此解时没有比较级和最高级。late还可表示“末期地”,指到达或接近某事物的后端。
• as late as后跟年月日时,不再加介词。
• late用于时间时,表示“不久前”。

• late使用方法
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英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• We had a late dinner last night.
  昨晚我们晚餐吃得很晚。

用作表语: S+be+～

• Can you give me a reasonable excuse for your being so late?
  你能就你的迟到给我一个合理的解释吗?

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He was late for appointment.
  他赴约迟到。

S+be+～+ v -ing

• The bus is late arriving.
  公共汽车晚到了。

It is/was+～+to- v

• It's too late to go now.
  现在去太迟了。

用作副词 (adv.)

用作状语

• She married late in life.
  她很晚才结婚。

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词组短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

名词+～

• hour late 晚了一小时

～+名词

• late afternoon 近傍晚(时)
• late day 今晚
• late hour 深夜
• late husband 已故的丈夫
• late month 月末

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (NEAR THE END) (happening or being) near the end of a period of time
• (AFTER EXPECTED TIME) (happening or arriving) after the planned, expected, usual, or necessary time
• (SPORTS) in football, if a tackle is late, it is made after the ball has been moved by another player and the player, not the ball, is kicked
• used to refer to someone who has died

柯林斯英英字典

• Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
• Late is also an adjective.
• 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.
• lateness
• Late means after the time that was arranged or expected.
• Late is also an adjective.
• lateness
• Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
• Late is also an adjective.
• You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently.
• &rarrsee also later , latest
• If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it.
• a late night&rarrsee night

• late剑桥字典
• late柯林斯字典

专业释义

医药科学

• 晚期

  Clinically, most of esophageal cancer patients are in middle or late stage.
  临床上,多数食管癌患者就诊时即已为中、晚期。

  交通运输工程

• 迟的