last1
determiner /lɑːst/
  /læst/
Idioms - happening or coming after all other similar things or people
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.
 - [only before noun] most recent
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
 - [only before noun] that is the only one that remains
 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.