late

1. 迟的,晚的,迟到的 arriving, happening, etc., after the usual, arranged necessary
2. 晚期的,后期的 happening or being towards the end of the day, life, a period, etc.
3. [A]不久之前的,最近的 happening a short time ago
4. [A]已故的;前任的;刚到的,新的 who died recently;the late changes in the recent;just arrive, new;fresh

1. 迟,晚 after the usual, arranged, necessary, or expected time
2. 接近末期 far on in a period of time

• hour late晚了一小时

• 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
• late season季末
• late summer夏末
• the latest news最新消息
• the late president已故总统
• late twenties快30岁
• late wife已故的妻子
• late year年末

• extremely late极晚

• late for…迟到
• late in在…方面迟了
• late with…迟了

• five minutes late迟到5分钟

• better late than never晚做总比不做好

of late adv. 最近；近来

late for迟到；来不及…

late stage末期；后期；晚期

late at night在深夜；深更半夜

late on后来；以后；过后

late in the day在那天稍晚些时候；[口]为时太晚，失时机

late night深夜

stay up late熬夜；睡得很晚

better late than never亡羊补牢；迟做比不做好

late autumn深秋；晚秋；秋日和

sleep late睡懒觉

late summer晚夏

late arrival迟到

late fee滞纳金；过时附加费

late blight晚疫病

late show午夜场，深夜秀

late shipment延迟装运；前批装船货物

late teens少年晚期；20岁左右的青年男女

late model新型

late bloomer开花晚的植物；智力发展晚的人

1. I'm afraid I may be a little late.
   恐怕我可能稍晚一点。
2. The train was 10 minutes late.
   火车晚点了10 分钟。
3. This country was founded in the late eighteenth century.
   这个国家是在18世纪末期建立的。
4. Tell me about his late illness.
   告诉我他最近的病况。
5. There were several clashes before this latest incident.
   在这次事件发生之前已有过几次冲突。
6. He found the charity in memory of his late wife.
   他兴办那项慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。

1. We went to bed late.
   我们很晚才上床。
2. I overslept because I stayed up too late last night.
   我睡过头了,因为昨晚睡得很迟。