| 单词 | last |
| 释义 | last (lɑːst , læst ) Word forms: lasts , lasting , lasted 1. determiner A1 You use last in expressions such as last Friday, last night, and last year to refer, for example, to the most recent Friday, night, or year. I got married last July. He never made it home at all last night. It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections. 2. adjective A1 The last event, person, thing, or period of time is the most recent one. Much has changed since my last visit. At the last count inflation was 10.9 per cent. I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago. The last few weeks have been hectic. Synonyms: most recent, latest, previous Last is also a pronoun. The next tide, it was announced, would be even higher than the last. 3. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B1+ If something last happened on a particular occasion, that is the most recent occasion on which it happened. When were you there last? The house is a little more dilapidated than when I last saw it. Hunting on the trust's 625,000 acres was last debated two years ago. 4. ordinal number A2 The last thing, person, event, or period of time is the one that happens or comes after all the others of the same kind. This is his last chance as prime minister. ...the last three pages of the chapter. She said it was the very last house on the road. They didn't come last in their league. Last is also a pronoun. I'm not the first employee she has done this to and I probably won't be the last. The trickiest bits are the last on the list. 5. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 If you do something last, you do it after everyone else does, or after you do everything else. I testified last. I was always picked last for the football team at school. The foreground, nearest the viewer, is painted last. Synonyms: in or at the end, after, behind, in the rear 6. pronoun B2 If you are the last to do or know something, everyone else does or knows it before you. She was the last to go to bed. [+ to-infinitive] Riccardo and I are always the last to know what's going on. [+ to-infinitive] 7. adjective B1 Last is used to refer to the only thing, person, or part of something that remains. Jed nodded, finishing off the last piece of pizza. ...the freeing of the last hostage. Last is also a noun. He finished off the last of the coffee. [+ of] The last of the ten inmates gave themselves up after twenty eight hours. [+ of] 8. adjective B1+ You use last before numbers to refer to a position that someone has reached in a competition after other competitors have been knocked out. He reached the last four at Wimbledon. ...the only woman among the authors making it through to the last six. 9. adjective B2 You can use last to indicate that something is extremely undesirable or unlikely. [emphasis] The last thing I wanted to do was teach. He would be the last person who would do such a thing. Synonyms: least likely, most unlikely, most unsuitable, least suitable Last is also a pronoun. I would be the last to say that science has explained everything. 10. pronoun The last you see of someone or the last you hear of them is the final time that you see them or talk to them. She disappeared shouting, 'To the river, to the river!' And that was the last we saw of her. I had a feeling it would be the last I heard of him. 11. verb B1 If an event, situation, or problem lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to exist or happen for that length of time. The marriage had lasted for less than two years. [VERB + for] The games lasted only half the normal time. [VERB noun] Enjoy it because it won't last. [VERB] 12. verb B1+ If something lasts for a particular length of time, it continues to be able to be used for that time, for example because there is some of it left or because it is in good enough condition. You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages. [VERB + for] The repaired sail lasted less than 24 hours. [VERB noun] The implication is that this battery lasts twice as long as other batteries. [VERB adverb] If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer. [VERB adverb] Synonyms: continue, keep, remain, survive 13. verb You can use last in expressions such as last the game, last the course, and last the week, to indicate that someone manages to take part in an event or situation right to the end, especially when this is very difficult for them. They wouldn't have lasted the full game. [VERB noun] I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do. [VERB noun] To last out means the same as to last. It'll be a miracle if the band lasts out the tour. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] A breakfast will be served to those who last out till dawn! [VERB PARTICLE] 14. See also lasting 15. at last phrase B1 If you say that something has happened at last or at long last, you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time. I'm so glad that we've found you at last! Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for. At last the train arrived in the station. 'All right', he said at last. 'You may go.' Synonyms: finally, eventually, in the end, ultimately 16. the sb/sth before last phrase B2 You use expressions such as the night before last, the election before last and the leader before last to refer to the period of time, event, or person that came immediately before the most recent one in a series. It was the dog he'd heard the night before last. In the budget before last a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced. 17. breathe one's last phrase [VERB inflects] When someone breathes their last, they die. [literary] 18. last but one/last but three etc phrase You can use phrases such as the last but one, the last but two, or the last but three, to refer to the thing or person that is, for example, one, two, or three before the final person or thing in a group or series. It's the last but one day in the athletics programme. The British team finished last but one. 19. every last phrase [PHRASE noun] You use every last to emphasize that you are talking about all the people or things in a group or all the parts of something. [emphasis] I'd spent all I had, every last penny. You'll never quite get rid of every last bit of grit. It's possible I did not catch every last word. 20. last in, first out phrase The expression last in, first out is used to say that the last person who started work in an organization should be the first person to leave it, if fewer people are needed. Workers will go on a 'last in, first out' basis. 21. the last sb heard phrase You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject. The last I heard, Joe and Irene were still happily married. 22. leave sth until last phrase B2 If you leave something or someone until last, you delay using, choosing, or dealing with them until you have used, chosen, or dealt with all the others. I have left my best wine until last. I picked first all the people who usually were left till last. 23. see the last of sb phrase [VERB inflects] If you see the last of someone, you do not expect to see them or deal with them again. I honestly thought I'd seen the last of you. 24. to the last phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you say that something goes on happening to the last, you mean that it happens throughout the whole of a book, film, or event. ...a thriller with plenty of twists of plot to keep you guessing to the last. 25. to the last phrase [group PHR] If you say that someone is a particular kind of person to the last, you are emphasizing that they continue to be that kind of person. [emphasis] A gentleman to the last, he did not run, but merely attempted to stroll away. Armstrong was tall and handsome to the last. 26. to the last detail/to the last man phrase [PHRASE after verb] You use expressions such as to the last detail and to the last man to indicate that a plan, situation, or activity includes every single person, thing, or part involved. Our plan had been refined to the last detail. Our troops are being used up to the last man. 27. last breath phrase [usu poss PHR] When someone takes their last breath, they die. [literary] His wife sat with him until he drew his last breath. 28. to have the last laugh phrase If you say that you have the last laugh, you mean that you become successful at something so that people who criticize or oppose you look foolish. Perhaps these people take more care of themselves and so ultimately have the last laugh. 29. last minute phrase B2 A last-minute action is one that is done at the latest time possible. She was doing some last-minute revision for her exams. The location has been changed at the last minute. He will probably wait until the last minute. 30. someone's last stand phrase You can describe someone's final attempt to defend themselves before they are defeated as their last stand. There he made his tragic and heroic last stand against the enemy. 31. the last straw phrase If an event is the last straw or the straw that broke the camel's back, it is the latest in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events, and makes you feel that you cannot tolerate a situation any longer. The crisis could be the last straw for many of the world's poorest people. Then came the recession. Revenues dropped, but the straw to break the camel's back was the war. 32. last thing phrase B1+ If you do something first thing, you do it at the beginning of the day, before you do anything else. If you do it last thing, you do it at the end of the day, before you go to bed or go to sleep. I'll go see her, first thing. Take the money to your office without fail, first thing in the morning. I always do it last thing on a Saturday. Last thing at night, he thought of her. Phrasal verbs: last out last [sense 13] Quotations: Many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first Bible: St. Mark Idioms: on its last legs no longer as useful, successful, or strong as before, and about to fail altogether By the mid-1980s, the copper industry in the US was on its last legs. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers last gasp [journalism] achieved at the last possible moment It is more than 15 years since that famous last gasp drop goal in Sydney sunk Australia and made Wilkinson a world superstar. the very last stage of a long process or period of time Eleven thousand years ago, at the last gasp of the ice age, the area was covered with rich, semi-deciduous forest, not dry grassland. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have the last laugh to make your critics or opponents look foolish or wrong, by becoming successful when they said that you would fail But the cast of the teen soap may have the last laugh: the show is nominated in every category of the British Soap Awards. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers stick to your last [old-fashioned] to continue doing what you know about and not try to do new things, at which you are likely to fail Looking back, I should have stuck to my last and gone on to get a research job in one of the studios. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a last ditch attempt an action performed when everything else has failed, as a final attempt to avoid disaster, although it too seems likely to fail The President has been making a last ditch attempt to prevent the rebels taking over the city. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the last chance saloon for someone [British] the final opportunity for someone to succeed in what they are doing The boxers understand one thing clearly. As far as the world title goes, Saturday is the last chance saloon for both of them. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers famous last words said to mean that it is quite possible that your claim that something will definitely happen in a certain way will be proved wrong `All under control,' said Bertie. `Famous last words,' added Idris with a wide grin. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: last a lifetime I also saw enough 'arshenhaller' bleaching to last a lifetime. The Sun Politicians have a five-year horizon but the consequences of their poor decisions last a lifetime, bringing heartache to many. Times, Sunday Times Like a big rhododendron or a flowering cherry tree, a clematis can last a lifetime, so it deserves a good start. Times, Sunday Times I thought these bulbs were supposed to last the lifetime of the car. Times, Sunday Times He has seen enough dance displays to last a lifetime: what he fancied was a dance himself. Times, Sunday Times His description of their months-long marriage lasts at least a page. Times, Sunday Times I know that will feel hard at first but his siblings are going to be in your life as long as your marriage lasts. The Sun But let's hope that his new marriage lasts. The Sun Today the average marriage lasts an estimated eleven years. The Times Literary Supplement And whether the marriage lasts a week, year or more can't alter the fact this was a first. The Sun The study found the phase lasts up to two years. The Sun This phase lasts for the first 38 episodes of the novel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This phase lasts 18 months and prepares them for their role on their assigned mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mid-game phase lasts from the beginning of the game up until there are nine or fewer tiles left in the bag. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The human luteal phase lasts between ten and sixteen days, the average being fourteen days. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The symptoms last for a couple of days and there are no long-term effects. Times, Sunday Times Usually, symptoms settle within a few weeks, but a small number of people's symptoms last months or even years. The Sun Taking 6g or 8g a day shortens the length of time symptoms last by 17 and 19 per cent respectively. The Sun Family doctors estimate that they saw 31,000 people with flu-like symptoms last week. Times, Sunday Times About 55,000 people reported flu symptoms last week. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 最后的, 最后, 持续, 最后的 Japanese: 最後の, 最後に, 続く, 最後の |
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