last1
determiner /lɑːst/
/læst/
Idioms 最后的;最末的;末尾的 - We caught the last bus home.
我们赶上了回家的末班公共汽车。 - It's the last house on the left.
是左边尽头那栋房子。 - She was last to arrive.
她是最后到的。
- This last point, which Hamish has mentioned, is crucial.
哈米什提到的最后一点至关重要。 - Her last words were for her children.
她的遗言是留给她的孩子们的。
- We caught the last bus home.
最近的;上一个的 - last night/Tuesday/month/summer/year
昨晚;上个星期二;上个月;去年夏季;去年 - The critics all hated her last book.
评论家都很不喜欢她的新书。 - This last point is crucial.
刚讲的这一点是关键的。 - The last time I saw him was in May.
我上次见到他是在五月份。
Topics Timea1- Last summer we went to Greece for a month.
去年夏天我们去希腊待了一个月。 - Shirley had a talk with her last Friday.
雪莉上周五和她谈了谈。
- last night/Tuesday/month/summer/year
synonym final仅剩下的;最终的 - This is our last bottle of water.
这是我们最后的一瓶水了。 - He knew this was his last hope of winning.
他知道这是他取胜的最后希望。 - I wouldn’t marry you if you were the last person on earth!
就算世界上只剩下你一个人,我也不会跟你结婚!
- The teacher gave her one last chance to prove she could behave.
老师给她最后一次机会,让她证明她会遵守纪律。 - The museum is one of the last remnants of the 17th-century palace.
博物馆是这座 17 世纪宫殿最后残存的遗迹之一。 - She was hanging on to the last remaining shreds of her reputation.
她还守着残留的最后一点儿名誉。 - It took my last reserves of strength and will to swim to the lifeboat.
我用尽了最后的力气和意志向救生艇游去。
- This is our last bottle of water.
- used to emphasize that somebody/something is the least likely or suitable
(强调)最不可能的,最不适当的 - The last thing she needed was more work.
她最不需要的就是更多的工作。 - He's the last person I'd trust with a secret.
我要是有什么秘密,告诉谁也不能告诉他。
- The last thing she needed was more work.
词源determiner Old English latost (adverb) ‘after all others in a series’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch laatst, lest and German letzt, also to late.
Idioms
at long last
- after a long time
synonym finally最后;终于 - At long last his prayers had been answered.
他的祷告终于应验了。
- At long last his prayers had been answered.
be on your/its last legs
- to be going to die or stop functioning very soon; to be very weak or in bad condition
濒临死亡;奄奄一息;行将就木;快不能用了
the day, week, month, etc. before last
- the day, week, etc. just before the most recent one; two days, weeks, etc. ago
前天;上上星期;上上月;两天(或两周等)以前 - I haven't seen him since the summer before last.
我已有两个夏天没见过他了。
- I haven't seen him since the summer before last.
every last…
- every person or thing in a group
(某群体中的)每一个,全部 - We spent every last penny we had on the house.
我们把所有的钱都花在房子上了。
- We spent every last penny we had on the house.
famous last words
- (saying) people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think somebody is being too confident about something that is going to happen
吹牛,胡扯(表示某人盲目乐观) - ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’
“一切都在掌握之中。” “净吹牛!”
- ‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’
first/last thing
- early in the morning/late in the evening
一早/晚上最后(要做的事) - I need the report on my desk first thing Monday morning.
星期一一早这个报告就得放在我的办公桌上。 - I took the dog for a walk last thing before going to bed.
晚上就寝前我去遛狗了。
- I need the report on my desk first thing Monday morning.
have the last laugh
- to be successful when you were not expected to be, making your opponents look stupid
(在本未指望时)笑在最后,取得最后胜利 - We'll have the last laugh if she finds out that you're the one who played the trick.
如果她发现是你耍的花招,我们就是最后的赢家了。
- We'll have the last laugh if she finds out that you're the one who played the trick.
in the final/last analysis
- used to say what is most important after everything has been discussed, or considered
归根结底;总之 - In the final analysis, it's a matter of personal choice.
归根结底,这是个人的选择。
- In the final analysis, it's a matter of personal choice.
in the last resort
- when there are no other possible courses of action
synonym at a pinch作为最后的一招 - In the last resort we can always walk home.
顶多我们走回家就是了。
- In the last resort we can always walk home.
his/her last/dying breath
- the last moment of a person’s life
最后一口气;临终;临死
your/the last gasp
- the point at which you/something can no longer continue living, fighting, existing, etc.
see also last-gasp奄奄一息;苟延残喘;临终;垂死
the last minute/moment
- the latest possible time before an important event
(重大事情前的)最后一刻,紧要关头 - They changed the plans at the last minute.
事到临头他们却改变了计划。 - Don't leave your decision to the last moment.
别等到最后一刻才来作决定。
- Don't leave everything till the last minute.
别把什么事都拖到最后一刻。 - Why do you leave it until the last possible moment before getting ready to leave?
你为什么非得等到最后一刻才为动身作准备呢?
- They changed the plans at the last minute.
a/your last resort
- the person or thing you rely on when everything else has failed
最后可依赖的人(或事物) - I've tried everyone else and now you're my last resort.
其他人我都试过了,现在就靠你了。
- I've tried everyone else and now you're my last resort.
the last/final straw | the straw that breaks the camel’s back
- the last in a series of bad events, etc. that makes it impossible for you to accept a situation any longer
压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草;终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事(或因素等)
the last word (in something)
- the most recent, fashionable, advanced, etc. thing
最新(或时髦、先进等)的事物 - These apartments are the last word in luxury.
这些公寓最为豪华。
- These apartments are the last word in luxury.
the last/final word (on something)
- the last comment or decision about something
(对某事的)最后意见,最后决定 - He always has to have the last word in any argument.
在任何争论中总是得他最后说了算。 - I’m willing to wait one more week, and that’s my final word on the subject.
我愿意再等一周,这是我对这个问题的最后一句话。 - The Chairman always has the last word on financial decisions.
在作财务决策时,总是董事长最后说了算。
- He always has to have the last word in any argument.
to a man | to the last man
- used to emphasize that something is true of all the people being described
一致;毫无例外 - They answered ‘Yes,’ to a man.
他们异口同声地回答:“是。” - They were all destroyed, to the last man.
他们无一例外全部被歼。
- They answered ‘Yes,’ to a man.
a week yesterday, last Monday, etc.
- (especially British English) seven days before the day that you mention
一个星期前的昨天(或星期一等) - She started work a week yesterday.
她在一个星期前的昨天就开始工作了。
- She started work a week yesterday.