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late

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [leɪt]
  • 美式音标 [leɪt]
  • 国际音标 [leit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

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。

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”。

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。

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

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

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