late

adjective

/leɪt/

(comparative later, superlative latest)

Idioms

[not usually before noun] arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time迟到；迟发生；迟做
- I'm sorry I'm late.对不起，我迟到了。
- late for something She's late for work every day.她每天上班都迟到。
- My flight was an hour late.我那趟航班晚点了一小时。
- We apologize for the late arrival of this train.我们对本趟列车的晚点表示歉意。
- Interest will be charged for late payment.逾期付款需支付利息。
- Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year.因天气寒冷，农作物今年成熟得较晚。
- Here is a late news flash.现在插播刚刚收到的简讯。
- Some children are very late developers.有些孩子发育滞后。
opposite early
- I'm late for work.我上班迟到了。
- He was now three weeks late with his rent.他的租金已晚交了 3 个星期。
- Kevin was fashionably late as always.和往常一样，凯文又迟到了一会儿。
- The train was 45 minutes late.火车晚点了 45 分钟。
- You've left it a bit late to start your homework, haven't you?你待到晚了才开始做作业，不是吗？
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
- into
- …
phrases
- an hour, ten minutes, etc. late
- leave it rather, very, etc. late
[only before noun] near the end of a period of time, a person’s life, etc.接近末期；在晚年
- in the late afternoon傍晚
- in late summer夏末
- young people in their late teens (= aged 18 or 19)十八九岁的年轻人
- She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29).她快三十岁时才结婚。
- The school was built in the late 1970s.这所学校建于 20 世纪 70 年代末。
- The concert was cancelled at a very late stage.音乐会在很晚的时候被取消了。
- United sealed the win with two late goals. 联队以两个迟来的进球锁定胜局。
- Shakespeare's late plays莎士比亚的晚期戏剧
- a late Victorian house维多利亚晚期的房子
opposite earlyTopics Timea1
near the end of the day近日暮的；近深夜的
- Let's go home—it's getting late.咱们回家吧，时间不早了。
- Look at the time—it's much later than I thought.看看时间吧，比我想象的要晚多了。
- What is the latest time I can have an appointment?最晚的预约时间是几点钟？
opposite early see also late night
- I don't know what the time is, but it feels quite late.我不知道几点了，但感觉很晚了。
- It was now late into the night.这时已是深夜时分。
- What are you doing up at this late hour?深更半夜的，你还没睡，在做什么？
[only before noun] (formal) (of a person人) no longer alive已故的
- She spoke of her late husband with passion.她说到已故的丈夫时语气里充满了爱意。
- The event was organized in memory of the late Stephen Hawking.这项活动是为了纪念已故的斯蒂芬·霍金而组织的。

词源Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let.

Idioms

be too late

happening after the time when it is possible to do something为时已晚；已失时机
- It's too late to save her now.现在来拯救她的生命已为时太晚。
- Buy now before it's too late.欲购从速，勿失良机。
- I’m afraid you’re too late to apply for the job.恐怕你来不及申请这份工作了。
- The doctors did all they could, but it was too late.医生们尽了最大努力，但为时已晚。
- It's getting too late to do anything today.太晚了，今天已经干不了任何事了。

late

adverb

/leɪt/

(comparative later, no superlative)

Idioms

after the expected, arranged or usual time迟；晚
- I got up late.我起晚了。
- Can I stay up late tonight?我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？
- She has to work late tomorrow.她明天得熬夜工作。
- The Friday afternoon meeting started late, as usual.像往常一样，星期五下午的会议开始得很晚。
- The birthday card arrived three days late.生日贺卡晚到了三天。
- late for something I'm running late for school.我上学要迟到了。
Grammar Point late / lately
late / lately
- Late and lately are both adverbs, but late is used with similar meanings to the adjective late, whereas lately can only mean ‘recently’:late 和 lately 均为副词，但 late 与作形容词的 late 意义相似，而 lately 只含近来之义：
  We arrived two hours late.我们迟到了两小时。
  I haven’t heard from him lately.我最近没听过他的消息。
  Lately is usually used with a perfect tense of the verb.
- Look also at the idioms be too late (at the adjective) and too late (at the adverb).
near the end of a period of time, a person’s life, etc.接近末期；在晚年
- It happened late last year.那事发生在去年年底。
- late in something late in March/the afternoon三月下旬；傍晚
- He became an author late in life.他到晚年成为作家。
- as late as As late as (= as recently as) the 1990s, there was no effective treatment for this disease.直到20世纪90年代，这种疾病还没有有效的治疗方法。
near the end of the day近日暮的；近深夜的
- There's a good film on late.深夜有一场好电影。
- Late that evening, there was a knock at the door.那天深夜，有人敲门。
- I studied from early morning till late at night.我从清晨学习到深夜。
- They worked late into the night to finish the report.他们为了完成报告工作到深夜。
- Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day.那天股票价格起先跌了，临近收盘时又涨了。
opposite early see also laterTopics Timea1

Idioms

better late than never

(saying) used especially when you, or somebody else, arrive/arrives late, or when something such as success happens late, to say that this is better than not coming or happening at all迟到总比不到好；迟发生总比不发生强Topics Successc1

late in the day

(North American English also late in the game)

(disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful为时已晚；已失时机
- He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up.他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。

late of…

(formal) until recently working or living in the place mentioned直至最近工作（或居住）的地方
- Professor Jones, late of University直到不久前还在牛津大学任教的琼斯教授

of late

(formal) recently最近；新近；近来
- I haven't seen him of late.我最近没见过他。
- The situation has become more confusing of late.最近形势变得更加混乱。

too late

after the time when it is possible to do something successfully过迟；太晚
- She's left it too late to apply for the job.她申请那份工作已为时太晚。
- I realized the truth too late.我太晚才知道真相。

词汇	late
释义	late adjective /leɪt/ /leɪt/ (comparative later, superlative latest) Idioms [not usually before noun] arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time迟到；迟发生；迟做 I'm sorry I'm late.对不起，我迟到了。 late for something She's late for work every day.她每天上班都迟到。 My flight was an hour late.我那趟航班晚点了一小时。 We apologize for the late arrival of this train.我们对本趟列车的晚点表示歉意。 Interest will be charged for late payment.逾期付款需支付利息。 Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year.因天气寒冷，农作物今年成熟得较晚。 Here is a late news flash.现在插播刚刚收到的简讯。 Some children are very late developers.有些孩子发育滞后。 opposite early I'm late for work.我上班迟到了。 He was now three weeks late with his rent.他的租金已晚交了 3 个星期。 Kevin was fashionably late as always.和往常一样，凯文又迟到了一会儿。 The train was 45 minutes late.火车晚点了 45 分钟。 You've left it a bit late to start your homework, haven't you?你待到晚了才开始做作业，不是吗？ Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel seem … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for in into … phrases an hour, ten minutes, etc. late leave it rather, very, etc. late [only before noun] near the end of a period of time, a person’s life, etc.接近末期；在晚年 in the late afternoon傍晚 in late summer夏末 young people in their late teens (= aged 18 or 19)十八九岁的年轻人 She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29).她快三十岁时才结婚。 The school was built in the late 1970s.这所学校建于 20 世纪 70 年代末。 The concert was cancelled at a very late stage.音乐会在很晚的时候被取消了。 United sealed the win with two late goals. 联队以两个迟来的进球锁定胜局。 Shakespeare's late plays莎士比亚的晚期戏剧 a late Victorian house维多利亚晚期的房子 opposite earlyTopics Timea1 near the end of the day近日暮的；近深夜的 Let's go home—it's getting late.咱们回家吧，时间不早了。 Look at the time—it's much later than I thought.看看时间吧，比我想象的要晚多了。 What is the latest time I can have an appointment?最晚的预约时间是几点钟？ opposite early see also late night I don't know what the time is, but it feels quite late.我不知道几点了，但感觉很晚了。 It was now late into the night.这时已是深夜时分。 What are you doing up at this late hour?深更半夜的，你还没睡，在做什么？ [only before noun] (formal) (of a person人) no longer alive已故的 She spoke of her late husband with passion.她说到已故的丈夫时语气里充满了爱意。 The event was organized in memory of the late Stephen Hawking.这项活动是为了纪念已故的斯蒂芬·霍金而组织的。词源Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let. Idioms be too late happening after the time when it is possible to do something为时已晚；已失时机 It's too late to save her now.现在来拯救她的生命已为时太晚。 Buy now before it's too late.欲购从速，勿失良机。 I’m afraid you’re too late to apply for the job.恐怕你来不及申请这份工作了。 The doctors did all they could, but it was too late.医生们尽了最大努力，但为时已晚。 It's getting too late to do anything today.太晚了，今天已经干不了任何事了。 late adverb /leɪt/ /leɪt/ (comparative later, no superlative) Idioms after the expected, arranged or usual time迟；晚 I got up late.我起晚了。 Can I stay up late tonight?我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？ She has to work late tomorrow.她明天得熬夜工作。 The Friday afternoon meeting started late, as usual.像往常一样，星期五下午的会议开始得很晚。 The birthday card arrived three days late.生日贺卡晚到了三天。 late for something I'm running late for school.我上学要迟到了。 Grammar Point late / latelylate / lately Late and lately are both adverbs, but late is used with similar meanings to the adjective late, whereas lately can only mean ‘recently’:late 和 lately 均为副词，但 late 与作形容词的 late 意义相似，而 lately 只含近来之义： We arrived two hours late.我们迟到了两小时。 I haven’t heard from him lately.我最近没听过他的消息。 Lately is usually used with a perfect tense of the verb. Look also at the idioms be too late (at the adjective) and too late (at the adverb). near the end of a period of time, a person’s life, etc.接近末期；在晚年 It happened late last year.那事发生在去年年底。 late in something late in March/the afternoon三月下旬；傍晚 He became an author late in life.他到晚年成为作家。 as late as As late as (= as recently as) the 1990s, there was no effective treatment for this disease.直到20世纪90年代，这种疾病还没有有效的治疗方法。 near the end of the day近日暮的；近深夜的 There's a good film on late.深夜有一场好电影。 Late that evening, there was a knock at the door.那天深夜，有人敲门。 I studied from early morning till late at night.我从清晨学习到深夜。 They worked late into the night to finish the report.他们为了完成报告工作到深夜。 Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day.那天股票价格起先跌了，临近收盘时又涨了。 opposite early see also laterTopics Timea1 词源Old English læt (adjective; also in the sense ‘slow, tardy’), late (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to German lass, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lassus ‘weary’ and let. Idioms better late than never (saying) used especially when you, or somebody else, arrive/arrives late, or when something such as success happens late, to say that this is better than not coming or happening at all迟到总比不到好；迟发生总比不发生强Topics Successc1 late in the day (North American English also late in the game) (disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful为时已晚；已失时机 He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up.他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。 late of… (formal) until recently working or living in the place mentioned直至最近工作（或居住）的地方 Professor Jones, late of University直到不久前还在牛津大学任教的琼斯教授 of late (formal) recently最近；新近；近来 I haven't seen him of late.我最近没见过他。 The situation has become more confusing of late.最近形势变得更加混乱。 too late after the time when it is possible to do something successfully过迟；太晚 She's left it too late to apply for the job.她申请那份工作已为时太晚。 I realized the truth too late.我太晚才知道真相。
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