late的中文翻譯是什麼意思
late
adv. 晚，遲; 接近末期; 臨近日暮
adj. 接近末期; 遲的; 近日暮的; 已故的
late的柯林斯釋義
ADV-GRADED（時間上）接近終了，臨近末了
Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
It was late in the afternoon...
那是下午近黃昏的時候。
She had to work late at night...
她不得不深夜工作。
ADJ-GRADED近日暮的；近深夜的；時間不早的
If it is late, it is near the end of the day or it is past the time that you feel something should have been done.
It was very late and the streets were deserted...
時間已很晚，街上空空蕩蕩。
We've got to go now. It's getting late.
我們得走了。時候不早了。
ADV-GRADED（比安排或預計時間）晚，遲
Late means after the time that was arranged or expected.
Steve arrived late...
史蒂夫遲到了。
The talks began some fifteen minutes late...
會談晚了大概15分鐘才開始。
ADV-GRADED（比通常時間）晚，遲
Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
We went to bed very late...
我們很晚才睡。
He married late.
他結婚晚。
ADJ已故的；已逝的；（尤指）新近去世的
You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently.
...my late husband.
我已故的丈夫
...the late Mr Parkin.
已故的帕金先生
ADJ在…居住（或工作）直至最近的
Someone who is late of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently.
...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue.
直到不久前還住在貝爾鄔大道的表兄扎卡里
...Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine.
剛離開《時代》雜誌不久的斯特羅布·塔爾博特
CONVENTION遲到好過沒到；晚做好過不做
If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier.
It's been a long time coming but better late than never.
早就該如此了。不過，也總比沒有的強。
PHRASE為時已晚；坐失良機
If you say that someone is doing something late in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it.
I'd left it all too late in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.
我按兵不動時間太長，致使這些策略都不管用了。
PHRASE新近；最近；近來
You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago.
His life has changed of late...
他的生活近來發生了變化。
The dollar has been stronger of late.
美元近來走勢強勁。
PHRASE為時已晚；過遲
If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it.
It was too late to turn back...
回頭已經太晚了。
We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap.
等我們發覺自己已成甕中之鱉時已經太晚了。
late的英文釋義
Adjective
1. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time;
- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
2. after the expected or usual time; delayed;
- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
3. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
- a late development
- their late quarrel
- his recent trip to Africa
- in recent months
- a recent issue of the journal
4. having died recently;
- her late husband
5. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages;
- Late Greek
6. at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;
- the late phase of feudalism
- a later symptom of the disease
- later medical science could have saved the child
7. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
- the former president
- our late President is still very active
- the previous occupant of the White House
Adverb
1. later than usual or than expected;
- the train arrived late
- we awoke late
- the children came late to school
- notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
- I belatedly wished her a happy birthday
2. to an advanced time;
- deep into the night
- talked late into the evening
3. at an advanced age or stage;
- she married late
- undertook the project late in her career
4. in the recent past;
- he was in Paris recently
- lately the rules have been enforced
- as late as yesterday she was fine
- feeling better of late
- the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
late的短語
at the latest
最遲，最晚
late in the day (或 北美
為時已晚，時機已過
of late
近來；最近
late的場景例句
Tell me where you've been out so late, or I'll knock your block off.
告訴我你到哪兒去了,這麼晚才回來, 不說我就揍死你.
I'm certainly going, but I'll be a little bit late.
我去是去, 可是得晚一點兒.
Editors rushed out a piece on the crash for the late news.
編輯迅速將失事訊息編入晚間新聞.
It's too late to go to the football match now; besides, it's beginning to rain.
現在去看足球比賽太晚了; 況且老天又開始下雨了.
We're so late I daren't look at my watch.
我們太遲了,我連手錶都不敢看一眼.