late

英[leit]美[leit]

a.
1.迟的，晚的，迟到的
2.晚期的，后期的，接近末期的，晚年的
3.不久之前的，最近的
4.已故的，最近去世的
5.前任的
6.新的
7.近日暮的；近深夜的
ad.
1.迟，晚
2.接近末期
3.临近日暮；接近午夜，到深夜
4.不久前

比较级：later,latest

名　词：late'ness

同：	[r.] belatedly, deep, lately, tardily [a.] belated, former, later, recent
反：	[r.] ahead of time, early, too soon [a.] early, middle

We apologize for the late arrival of the 14.25 intercity express from Edinburgh .
从爱丁堡始发的市际特快列车未能按计划于下午2点25分抵达。我们对此延误深表歉意。收藏
It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.
贼出关门。收藏
It's just in time to rein in at the Brink of the precipice; But it's too late to mend the ship's leak in the middle of the river.
悬崖勒马犹未晚，船到江心补漏迟。收藏
American writer who created the Japanese sleuth Mr.Moto and wrote comic novels about rich New England families, including The Late George Apley (1937).
马昆德，约翰·菲利普斯1893－1960美国作家，他塑造了日本侦探本先生的形象，并写了许多关于新英格兰富裕家庭的小说，其中有已故的乔治·阿普雷先生(1937年)收藏
afterwards emulate the rapidity of a running hare, and it will be too late for the enemy to oppose you
后如脱兔，敌不及拒。收藏

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later than usual or than expected
- the train arrived late
- we awoke late
- the children came late to school
- notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
- I belatedly wished her a happy birthday
[同] belatedly, late, tardily
[反] early, ahead of time, too soon
to an advanced time
- deep into the night
- talked late into the evening
[同] deep, late

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
[反] early, middle
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
- Late Greek
[反] early, middle

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