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单词 later
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later

adverb
 OPAL S
/ˈleɪtə(r)/
/ˈleɪtər/
Idioms
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  1.  
    at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about
    • See you later.
    • I met her again three years later.
    • His father died later that year.
    • We're going to Rome later in the year.
    • She later became a doctor.
    • I discovered later that she'd known all about it from the beginning.
    opposite early
  2. Later!
    (British English also Laters!)
    (informal) a way of saying goodbye, used by young people
    • Later, guys!
Idioms
later on
  1. (informal) at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about
    • I'm going out later on.
    • Much later on, she realized what he had meant.
    Topics Timeb2
not/no later than…
  1. by a particular time and not after it
    • Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock.
sooner or later
  1. at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when
    • Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.
sooner rather than later
  1. after a short time rather than after a long time
    • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.

later

adjective
 OPAL S
/ˈleɪtə(r)/
/ˈleɪtər/
[only before noun]
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  1.  
    coming after something else or at a time in the future
    • Rembrandt's later works
    • This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.
    • The judge will give her ruling at a later date.
    • The match has been postponed to a later date.
  2.  
    near the end of a period of time, life, etc.
    • the later part of the seventeenth century
    • In later life he started playing golf.
    • She found happiness in her later years.
    Topics Timea2
  3. opposite early
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