| 单词 | late |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb latelate1 /leɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1AFTER EXPECTED TIME arriving, happening, or done after the time that was expected, agreed, or arranged OPP early: Sorry I’m late – I overslept. The bus is late again.late for Peggy was late for school.ten minutes/two hours etc. late You’re half an hour late!THESAURUSoverdue – not done or happening by the expected time. Used especially about late payments or library books: I have three overdue library books.be behind on something (also be behind with something) – to be late or slow in doing something that you have to do by a particular time: Some homeowners are significantly behind on their mortgage payments.be delayed – to be late arriving or leaving somewhere. Used especially when planes or trains are late: The flight was delayed by bad weather.tardy – arriving late, especially for a class at school: Teachers mark students as either present, absent, or tardy.belated – given or done late. Used especially about something that someone has forgotten or failed to do: I sent my aunt a belated birthday card.2be too late to do something after the time when it could or should have been done: He shouted a warning, but it was too late.too late to do something Are we too late to get tickets?3NEAR THE END [only before noun] near the end of a period of time OPP early: The house was built in the late 19th century. Paul is in his late forties.4AFTER USUAL TIME happening or done after the usual or normal time OPP early: After a late breakfast, we went for a walk around town. The harvest was late this year. I had a late night last night (=a night when I stayed awake after the normal time).5EVENING [only before noun] near the end of the day, especially at night when most people are asleep OPP early: He stayed up and watched the late movie on TV. It’s late. We should go to bed.6PAYMENTS ETC. a)paid, given back, etc. after the arranged time: Oh, no, my library books are late. b)be late with something to pay something, bring something back, etc. after the arranged time: I’ve never been late with a payment before.7DEAD [only before noun] formal dead: Sarah and her late husband moved to the area in the 1970s.8WOMEN if a woman is late, she has not had her period (=the monthly flow of blood) when she expected it9a late bloomer/developer a)a child who develops socially, emotionally, or physically at a later age than other children b)someone who does not become successful until later in life10late of something formal having lived in a place, worked in a place, etc. until fairly recently: The new chef, late of Cafe Verona, cooks great Italian food.11late in the day at a late stage in a process or in the development of something, especially when it is too late to change something: It’s a little late in the day to say you’re sorry![Origin: Old English læt] → see also later2, latest1 adjective | adverb latelate2 ●●● S2 W3 adverb 1after or later than the usual time: All the stores in the mall are open late tonight. I stayed late at work last night. I usually sleep late on Sundays.2after the arranged or expected time OPP early: I arrived at the interview late.ten minutes/two hours etc. late The bus came ten minutes late.3near to the end of a period of time or an event OPP early: late in late in the afternoon We took a walk late at night.4as late as used to express surprise that something considered old-fashioned was still happening so recently: As late as the 1950s, most women were expected to stop working when they got married.5of late formal recently: He’s taken to mountain climbing of late.6late in life if you do something late in life, you do it at an older age than most people do it7better late than never used to say that it is still good for someone to do something even though it is after the arranged or expected time8too late after the time when something could or should have been done: We got there too late to see the first act. → see also later1, run late/early/on time at run1 (20) |
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