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BNC: 298 COCA: 437
lateadjective, adverbuk/leɪt/ us/leɪt/

late adjective adverb NEAR THE END

A1 (happening or being) near the end of a period of time末期的,晚期的;接近终了

It was late at night.夜已经很深了。
We talked late into the night.我们一直谈到深夜。
Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late.都这时候了!我不知道都这么晚了。
It was late summer when it happened.那件事发生在夏末。
It was built in the late 19th century.它建于19世纪晚期。
He's probably in his late twenties.他很可能快30岁了。
As late (= as recently) as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.直到20世纪80年代这个农场还在使用马匹。

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From the late 19th century, European powers began to gain control of parts of the Ottoman Empire.

House music first appeared in the late 1980s.

Nowadays many women are in their late thirties when they have their first child.

As it was getting late, I decided to book into a hotel.

Newcastle seemed to be heading for disaster until a late goal saved the day.

late adjective adverb AFTER EXPECTED TIME

A1 (happening or arriving) after the planned, expected, usual, or necessary time迟的,晚的;延迟的

This train is always late.这趟火车总是晚点。
You'll be late for your flight if you don't hurry up.如果不抓紧时间你会误机的。
Sorry I'm late. I was held up in the traffic.对不起我来晚了。我在路上堵车了。
It's too late to start complaining now.现在才开始抱怨已经晚了。
We always have a late breakfast on Sunday mornings.星期天我们总是很晚才吃早饭。
Some late news (= news of something that happened after the news programme started) has just come in - a bomb has exploded in central London.刚刚收到最新消息——一枚炸弹在伦敦中心地区爆炸。
Our ferry was two hours late because of the strike.渡轮因罢工而晚点两个小时。
Kathryn's just phoned to say she's working late this evening.凯瑟琳刚才打电话说今天晚上要工作到很晚。
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The bridegroom was late for the ceremony.

Is it too late to enrol at the college?

We've fallen into the habit of getting up late on Saturday mornings.

Due to a slight technical hitch the concert will be starting approximately half an hour late.

I missed the start of the exam because my bus was late.

late adjective adverb SPORTS

in football, if a tackle is late, it is made after the ball has been moved by another player and the player, not the ball, is kicked(足球比赛中的铲球)迟了(此时球已移动,于是被踢到的不是球而是对方队员)

He was booked for a late challenge in the first minute.他在比赛第一分钟就因为铲球迟了而被罚黄牌。
lateness noun [ U ] uk/ˈleɪt.nəs/ us/ˈleɪt.nəs/

formal the fact of being late晚,迟到,延迟

It was no great surprise that you were tired given the lateness of the hour.时间这么晚了,难怪你感觉很累。

C2 used to refer to someone who has died已故的,已去世的

She gave her late husband's clothes to charity.她把丈夫去世后留下的衣服捐给了慈善机构。

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She is the wife of the late Ernest Jones.

It belonged to my late father.

She is the daughter of the Mr James Field and the late Mrs Daphne Field.

My late mother was an opera singer.

I knew his late brother.

BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSbe, feel, seem晚;感覺晚;好像晚I don't know what the time is, but it feels quite late.我不知道幾點了,但感覺很晚了。get, grow晚了It's getting too late to do anything today.太晚了,今天已經幹不了任何事了。make sb使某人遲到ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常晚relatively比較晚a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些晚fashionably稍稍晚一會兒Kevin was fashionably late as always.和往常一樣,凱文又遲到了一會兒。PREPOSITIONfor⋯遲到I'm late for work.我上班遲到了。in在⋯的後期He took up music late in life.他開始學習音樂時年歲已經大了。into晚到⋯It was now late into the night.這時已是深夜時分。with遲延He was now three weeks late with his rent.他的租金已晚交了 3 個星期。PHRASESan hour, ten minutes, etc. late遲到 1 小時、10 分鐘等The train was 45 minutes late.火車晚點了 45 分鐘。leave it rather, very, etc. late把⋯拖延到相當晚、非常晚You've left it rather late to start your homework, haven't you?你待到相當晚才開始做作業,是不是?
BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late adj.
late (late for work) dead (her late husband)
late

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late ♦︎ slow ♦︎ overdue ♦︎ belatedThese words all describe sb/sth that arrives, happens or is done after the expected, arranged or usual time. 这些词均表示迟到的、延迟的、迟做的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配late / overdue for sthlate / slow in doing sthlate / overdue paymentoverdue / belated recognitiontwo weeks / a year late / overduevery / extremely / rather / slightly late / slow / belated late [not usually before noun] arriving, happening or done after the expected, arranged or usual time 迟到;迟发生;迟做I'm sorry I'm late.对不起,我迟到了。She's late for work every day.她每天上班都迟到。My flight was an hour late.我那趟航班晚点一小时。Some children are very late developers.有些孩子发育滞后。Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year.因天气寒冷,农作物今年成熟得晚。OPP early , on time , punctual early late

adverb

Can I stay up late tonight?今晚我可以晚点儿睡吗?The big stores are open later on Thursdays.大商店每逢星期四开门较晚。She married late.她结婚晚。The birthday card arrived three days late.生日贺卡晚到了三天。
slow hesitating to do sth; not doing sth immediately 迟迟不⋯;不乐意;慢吞吞She wasn't slow to realize what was going on.她很快就意识到发生了什么事。His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.他的诗作长期无人赏识。They were very slow paying me.他们迟迟不付钱给我。 OPP quick quick see also slow slow overdue ˌəʊvəˈdjuː; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈduːnot paid, done or returned by the required or expected time; that should have happened or been done before now (到期)未付的,未做到的,未还的;早该发生(或完成)的2% interest will be charged on overdue payments.逾期欠款将收取2%的利息。My library books were overdue.我借图书馆的书逾期未还。Her baby is two weeks overdue.她的胎儿已超过预产期两周了。This car is overdue for a service (= has needed a service for a long time).这车早就该维修了。A book like this is long overdue.像这样的书早就该有人出版了。 belated bɪˈleɪtɪd (written) (especially of an action or response) coming or happening late (尤指行动或反应)迟来的,晚出现的Many apologies for sending you such a belated birthday present.非常抱歉这么晚才送你生日礼物。The government has been criticized for its belated response to the report.政府因迟迟没有回应这篇报道而受到批评。 belatedly

adverb

He apologized belatedly.他的道歉为时已晚。
BNC: 298 COCA: 437
late
Late or too late: late, belatedly, overdue...
Final and at the end: final, ultimate, eventual...
A short time ago: recent, just, newly...
Dead: dead, deceased, inanimate...
After another event or time: after, following, since...

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