单词 | of late |
释义 | of late (once / 367 pages) adv Of late is a slightly fancy way to say "lately." If you've gone out to the movies six times in the last week, you could say you've seen a lot of films of late. The adverb of late can be used anywhere you'd use words like recently or these days. If you've been spending too much time online of late you might have a headache and the realization that you've been putting off starting your homework. If you've been thinking of late about volunteering at a food pantry, you've spent some recent time considering this option. WORD FAMILYof late USAGE EXAMPLESAll kinds of companies, including century-old industrial stalwarts like General Motors and General Electric, are among the corporate giants acquiring tech start-ups of late. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police said his identity remained unknown as of late Sunday morning. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The next option is the rosy, rightwing panacea for all things of late: annexation of the West Bank, what the right calls Judea and Samaria. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) adv in the recent past Syn late, lately, latterly, recently |
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