英语词汇“late”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	late
释义	late —late /leɪt/ Ⅰ adjective [before noun] ► C2 describes someone who has died, especially recently: » She gave her late husband's clothes to charity.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Death and dying • • • Extra Examples:» She is the wife of the late Ernest Jones.» It belonged to my late father.» She is the daughter of the Mr James Field and the late Mrs Daphne Field.» My late mother was an opera singer.» I knew his late brother. Ⅱ adjective adverb (AFTER EXPECTED TIME) ► A1 (happening or arriving) after the planned, expected, usual, or necessary time: » This train is always late.» You'll be late for your flight if you don't hurry up.» Sorry I'm late. I was held up in the traffic.» It's too late to start complaining now.» We always have a late breakfast on Sunday mornings.» Some late news (= news of something that happened after the news programme started) has just come in - a bomb has exploded in central London.» Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.» Kathryn's just phoned to say she's working late this evening.→ _{SEE ALSO} LATECOMER(Cf. ↑latecomer)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Latelateness /ˈleɪt.nəs/ noun [U] ► F0 _FORMAL the fact of being late: » It was no great surprise that you were tired given the lateness of the hour.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Late • • • Extra Examples:» The bridegroom was late for the ceremony.» Is it too late to enrol at the college?» We've fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings.» Due to a slight technical hitch the concert will be starting approximately half an hour late.» I missed the start of the exam because my bus was late. Ⅲ adjective adverb (NEAR THE END) ► A1 (happening or being) near the end of a period of time: » It was late at night.» We talked late into the night.» Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late.» It was late summer when it happened.» It was built in the late 19th century.» He's probably in his late twenties.» As late (= as recently) as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Latelateness /ˈleɪt.nəs/ noun [U] ► F0 _FORMAL the fact of being late: » It was no great surprise that you were tired given the lateness of the hour.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Late • • • Extra Examples:» From the late 19th century, European powers began to gain control of parts of the Ottoman Empire.» House music first appeared in the late 1980s.» Nowadays many women are in their late thirties when they have their first child.» As it was getting late, I decided to book into a hotel.» Newcastle seemed to be heading for disaster until a late goal saved the day.
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