late
/leɪt/
adj. / adv.
一句话记住
迟到的;晚的;接近末尾的;迟;晚;在晚期
释义与例句
adj.
迟到的;晚的;接近末尾的
arriving or happening after the expected time, or near the end of a period
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The train was twenty minutes late.
火车晚点了二十分钟。
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She apologised for her late arrival.
她为自己迟到而道歉。
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The building dates from the late nineteenth century.
这座建筑建于十九世纪末。
adv.
迟;晚;在晚期
after the expected or usual time, or near the end of a period of time
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He stayed late to finish the report.
他待到很晚以完成报告。
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We arrived late and missed the opening speech.
我们到晚了,错过了开幕演讲。
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She often works late on weekdays.
她工作日经常工作到很晚。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
be late for school/work 表示迟到;lately 是“最近”,不是 late 的“迟地”。late 本身就可作副词。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
同义词
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overdue 逾期未到的;早该发生的late 泛指迟于预期时间;overdue 强调已超过规定期限,常用于图书、账单、航班或早该发生的改变。The library books are now three days overdue. 这些图书馆的书现在已经逾期三天了。
反义词
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early 早的;早地early 可作形容词和副词,与 late 的迟到、晚发生或晚期相对,词性变化与 late 相似。We arrived early enough to get good seats. 我们到得够早,买到了好座位。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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lately 最近;近来late 表示迟、晚;lately 表示最近一段时间以来,常与现在完成时连用,不能用来表示火车晚点。Have you read anything interesting lately? 你最近读过什么有趣的东西吗?
常见搭配
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be late for ……迟到I was late for class because the bus broke down. 我上课迟到了,因为公共汽车出了故障。
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work late 工作到很晚The team had to work late to meet the deadline. 团队不得不工作到很晚才能赶上最后期限。