| 单词 | late |
| 释义 | Word Frequency late(leɪt) adjective 1. occurring or arriving after the correct or expected time the train was late 2. (prenominal) occurring, scheduled for, or being at a relatively advanced time a late marriage 3. (prenominal) towards or near the end the late evening 4. at an advanced time in the evening or at night it was late 5. (prenominal) occurring or being just previous to the present time his late remarks on industry 6. (prenominal) having died, esp recently my late grandfather 7. (prenominal) just preceding the present or existing person or thing; former the late manager of this firm 8. of late adverb ▶ USAGE Since late can mean deceased, many people think it is better to avoid using this word to refer to the person whoheld a post or position before its present holder: the previous (not the late) editor of The Times9. after the correct or expected time he arrived late 10. at a relatively advanced age she married late 11. recently; lately as late as yesterday he was selling books 12. late hours 13. late in the day Derived forms lateness (ˈlateness) noun Word origin Old English læt; related to Old Norse latr, Gothic lats |
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