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单词 lately
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Definition of lately in English:

lately

adverb ˈleɪtliˈleɪtli
  • Recently; not long ago.

    she hasn't been looking too well lately
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She's taken quite a few lately with her mum's phone camera and they are surprisingly decent.
    • I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.
    • Other public places include airports, now have you tried to find the smoking area in one lately?
    • Asked whether he had taken any time off lately, Josh appears not to understand the question.
    • Feelings of frustrated paternalism have been coursing through me and partner lately.
    • Have you lately observed any encroachment on the just liberties of the people?
    • Let's run down the list of the big hype bands that the Brits have spilled a lot of ink on lately.
    • I slacked off a bit on the viewing in July and August, but I've been picking up the pace lately.
    • I haven't written much lately due to being generally tired from work and a bit uninspired.
    • Have you felt you needed to keep these aspects of yourself under wraps lately?
    • I told him my tour was a bit of a nightmare, and that my finances have been seriously freaking me out lately.
    • The two clubs have done a lot of talking lately, about fixtures, Festival Cups and the like.
    • With all this terrorism stuff lately, it seems that signs of regression are starting to appear.
    • Some of you may feel you've been getting a bit too much cricket here lately.
    • Just lately it feels like that well has overflowed and all those little packages are coming undone.
    • I've been so quiet lately the readers have started to write the spoofs themselves.
    • As you can see from about two posts ago, my mind has been taking the occasional hike down memory lane lately.
    • Anyone and everyone who has spoken to the Prime Minister lately can have no doubt as to the ambition.
    • As for a source for the story, I haven't seen anything lately, but she talks about it here.
    • I usually keep most of my political views to myself, but lately a little has been spilling out here.
    Synonyms
    recently, of late, latterly, in the past few days, in the last couple of weeks, in recent times
    newly, freshly, not long ago

Origin

Old English lætlīce 'slowly, tardily' (see late, -ly2).

 
 

Definition of lately in US English:

lately

adverbˈleɪtliˈlātlē
  • Recently; not long ago.

    she hasn't been looking too well lately
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Have you felt you needed to keep these aspects of yourself under wraps lately?
    • With all this terrorism stuff lately, it seems that signs of regression are starting to appear.
    • I've been so quiet lately the readers have started to write the spoofs themselves.
    • Have you lately observed any encroachment on the just liberties of the people?
    • Asked whether he had taken any time off lately, Josh appears not to understand the question.
    • She's taken quite a few lately with her mum's phone camera and they are surprisingly decent.
    • I usually keep most of my political views to myself, but lately a little has been spilling out here.
    • Some of you may feel you've been getting a bit too much cricket here lately.
    • The two clubs have done a lot of talking lately, about fixtures, Festival Cups and the like.
    • Just lately it feels like that well has overflowed and all those little packages are coming undone.
    • I haven't written much lately due to being generally tired from work and a bit uninspired.
    • Let's run down the list of the big hype bands that the Brits have spilled a lot of ink on lately.
    • I told him my tour was a bit of a nightmare, and that my finances have been seriously freaking me out lately.
    • Other public places include airports, now have you tried to find the smoking area in one lately?
    • I slacked off a bit on the viewing in July and August, but I've been picking up the pace lately.
    • As you can see from about two posts ago, my mind has been taking the occasional hike down memory lane lately.
    • Anyone and everyone who has spoken to the Prime Minister lately can have no doubt as to the ambition.
    • As for a source for the story, I haven't seen anything lately, but she talks about it here.
    • I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.
    • Feelings of frustrated paternalism have been coursing through me and partner lately.
    Synonyms
    recently, of late, latterly, in the past few days, in the last couple of weeks, in recent times

Origin

Old English lætlīce ‘slowly, tardily’ (see late, -ly).

 
 
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