late
adjective,adverb
uk/leɪt/us/leɪt/lateadjective,adverb(NEAR THE END)
A1
(happeningor being) near the end of aperiodoftime:
末期的，晚期的；接近终了It was late atnight.夜已经很深了。
Wetalkedlate into thenight.我们一直谈到深夜。
Is that thetime? I'd noideait was so late.都这时候了！我不知道都这么晚了。
It was latesummerwhen ithappened.那件事发生在夏末。
It wasbuiltin the late 19thcentury.它建于19世纪晚期。
He'sprobablyin his latetwenties.他很可能快30岁了。
As late(= asrecently)as the 1980s they were still usinghorseson thisfarm.直到20世纪80年代这个农场还在使用马匹。
- From the late 19thcentury,Europeanpowersbegantogaincontrolofpartsof the Ottoman Empire.
- Housemusicfirstappearedin the late 1980s.
- Nowadays many women are intheirlatethirtieswhen they havetheirfirstchild.
- As it was getting late, Idecidedtobookinto ahotel.
- Newcastleseemedto beheadingfordisasteruntil a lategoalsavedtheday.
Late
- be/come/arrive late to the partyidiom
- behind
- behindhand
- belated
- delayed
- door
- eleventh
- last
- late adopter
- late developer
- late in the dayidiom
- nick
- not a moment too soonidiom
- overdue
- owl
- schedule
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has boltedidiom
- the last minuteidiom
- until all hoursidiom
- wire
lateadjective,adverb(AFTER EXPECTED TIME)
A1
(happeningorarriving) after theplanned,expected,usual, ornecessarytime:
迟的，晚的；延迟的Thistrainis always late.这趟火车总是晚点。
You'll be lateforyourflightif you don'thurryup.如果不抓紧时间你会误机的。
Sorry I'm late. I washeldup in thetraffic.对不起我来晚了。我在路上堵车了。
It's too late tostartcomplainingnow.现在才开始抱怨已经晚了。
We always have a latebreakfastonSundaymornings.星期天我们总是很晚才吃早饭。
Some latenews(=newsof something thathappenedafter thenewsprogrammestarted)has just come in - abombhasexplodedincentralLondon.刚刚收到最新消息——一枚炸弹在伦敦中心地区爆炸。
Ourferrywas twohourslate because of thestrike.渡轮因罢工而晚点两个小时。
Kathryn's justphonedto say she'sworkinglate thisevening.凯瑟琳刚才打电话说今天晚上要工作到很晚。
See also
latecomer
- Thebridegroomwas late for theceremony.
- Is it too late toenrolat thecollege?
- We'vefalleninto thehabitof getting up late onSaturdaymornings.
- Due to aslighttechnicalhitchtheconcertwill bestartingapproximatelyhalfanhourlate.
- Imissedthestartof theexambecause mybuswas late.
Late
- be/come/arrive late to the partyidiom
- behind
- behindhand
- belated
- delayed
- door
- eleventh
- last
- late adopter
- late developer
- late in the dayidiom
- nick
- not a moment too soonidiom
- overdue
- owl
- schedule
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has boltedidiom
- the last minuteidiom
- until all hoursidiom
- wire
lateadjective,adverb(SPORTS)
infootball, if atackleis late, it is made after theballhas beenmovedby anotherplayerand theplayer, not theball, iskicked:
（足球比赛中的铲球）迟了（此时球已移动，于是被踢到的不是球而是对方队员）He wasbookedfor a latechallengein the firstminute.他在比赛第一分钟就因为铲球迟了而被罚黄牌。
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- defend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
Grammar
Lateorlately?
Late is both an adverb and an adjective; it means the opposite of early. Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’.…Latemeaning ‘not on time’
Late as an adverb means ‘not on time’:…Latelymeaning ‘recently’
We use lately for states or for repeated events, mostly with the present perfect:…Idioms
be/come/arrive late to the party
late in the day
of late
too little, too late
late
adjective[before noun]
uk/leɪt/us/leɪt/C2
used to refer to someone who hasdied:
已故的，已去世的She gave her late husband'sclothestocharity.她把丈夫去世后留下的衣服捐给了慈善机构。
- She is thewifeof the late Ernest Jones.
- Itbelongedto my latefather.
- She is thedaughterof the Mr James Field and the lateMrsDaphne Field.
- My latemotherwas anoperasinger.
- Iknewhis latebrother.
Death and dying
- be as dead as a doornailidiom
- bereave
- bite
- bleed out
- buy the farmidiom
- cadaveric
- death toll
- depart this lifeidiom
- fatality
- ghost
- morbid
- necrophiliac
- perch
- predecease
- push
- remains
- shuffle off this mortal coilidiom
- starvation
- toll
- watery
Grammar
Lateorlately?
Late is both an adverb and an adjective; it means the opposite of early. Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’.…Latemeaning ‘not on time’
Late as an adverb means ‘not on time’:…Latelymeaning ‘recently’
We use lately for states or for repeated events, mostly with the present perfect:…