- Late means after the expected time, or at the end of a certain period of time. if you're late for a movie, you get to the theater after the film's already started. If you're a late sleeper, you make a habit of dozing long after your alarm goes off.
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- adj. 晚的；迟的；
- adv. 晚；迟；；晚期
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1. in the late afternoon
傍晚
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2. in late summer
夏末
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3. She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29).
她快三十岁时才结婚。
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4. In later life he started playing golf.
他晚年才开始打高尔夫球。
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5. I'm sorry I'm late.
对不起，我迟到了。
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6. My flight was an hour late.
我那趟航班晚点了一小时。
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7. Let's go home—it's getting late.
咱们回家吧，时间不早了。
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8. What are you doing up at this late hour?
深更半夜的，你在做什么？
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9. her late husband
她已故的丈夫
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10. They apologized for the lateness of the train.
他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。
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11. I got up late.
我起晚了。
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12. Can I stay up late tonight?
我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？
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13. late in March ,late in the afternoon
三月下旬；傍晚
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14. It happened late last year.
那事发生在去年年底。
- late (adj.) Old English læt "occurring after the customary or expected time," originally "slow, sluggish, slack, lax, negligent," from Proto-Germanic *lata- (source also of Old Norse latr "sluggish, lazy," Middle Dutch, Old Saxon lat, Dutch laat, German laß "idle, weary," Gothic lats "weary, sluggish, lazy," latjan "to hinder"), from PIE *led- "slow, weary," from root *lē- "to let go, slacken."
late ★ / leɪt ; NAmE leɪt / adjective , adverb late later latest adjective ★ ( later , lat·est ) 1 ★ [only before noun ] near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc. 接近末期的；晚年的 ◆ in the late afternoon 傍晚 ◆ in late summer 夏末 ◆ She married in her late twenties (= when she was 28 or 29). 她快三十岁时才结婚。 ◆ In later life he started playing golf. 他晚年才开始打高尔夫球。 ◆ The school was built in the late 1970s. 这所学校建于 20 世纪 70 年代末。 OPP early 2 ★ [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. 我那趟航班晚点了一小时。 ◆ We apologize for the late arrival of this train. 我们对本趟列车的晚点表示歉意。 ◆ Because of the cold weather the crops are later this year. 因天气寒冷，农作物今年成熟得较晚。 ◆ Interest will be charged for late payment. 逾期付款必须支付利息。 ◆ Here is a late news flash. 现在插播刚刚收到的新闻。 OPP early 3 ★ near the end of the day 近日暮的；近深夜的 ◆ Let's go home—it's getting late. 咱们回家吧，时间不早了。 ◆ Look at the time—it's much later than I thought. 看看时间吧，比我想像的要晚多了。 ◆ What are you doing up at this late hour? 深更半夜的，你在做什么？ ◆ What is the latest time I can have an appointment? 最晚的预约时间是几点钟？ ◆ I've had too many late nightsrecently (= when I've gone to bed very late). 我最近熬夜太多。 OPP early 4 [only before noun ] ( formal) (of a person 人 ) no longer alive 已故的 ◆ her late husband 她已故的丈夫 ◆ the late Paul Newman 已故的保罗 · 纽曼 ▶ late·ness / ˈleɪtnəs ; NAmE ˈleɪtnəs / noun [uncountable ] ◆ They apologized for the lateness of the train. 他们对火车晚点表示了歉意。 ◆ Despite the lateness of the hour, the children were not in bed. 尽管已是深夜，孩子们仍未就寝。 ☞see also later , latest IDIOM ★ be too ˈlate happening after the time when it is possible to do sth 为时已晚；已失时机 ◆ It's too late to save her now. 现在来拯救她的生命已为时太晚。 ◆ Buy now before it's too late. 欲购从速，勿失良机。 adverb ★ ( comparative later no superlative ) 1 ★ after the expected, arranged or usual time 迟；晚 ◆ I got up late. 我起晚了。 ◆ Can I stay up late tonight? 我今晚可以晚点儿睡吗？ ◆ She has to work late tomorrow. 她明天得熬夜工作。 ◆ The big stores are open later on Thursdays. 每逢星期四大商店营业时间延长。 ◆ She married late. 她结婚晚。 ◆ The birthday card arrived three days late. 生日贺卡晚到了三天。 2 ★ near the end of a period of time, a person's life, etc. 接近末期；在晚年 ◆ late in March/the afternoon 三月下旬；傍晚 ◆ It happened late last year. 那事发生在去年年底。 ◆ As late as (= as recently as)the 1950s, tuberculosis was still a fatal illness. 直到 20 世纪 50 年代，结核病仍然是一种致命的疾病。 ◆ He became an author late in life. 他到晚年才成为作家。 3 ★ near the end of the day 临近日暮；接近午夜 ◆ There's a good film on late. 深夜有一场好电影。 ◆ Late that evening, there was a knock at the door. 那天深夜，有人敲过门。 ◆ Share prices fell early on but rose again late in the day. 那天股票价格起先跌了，临近收盘时又涨了。 OPP early ☞see also later IDIOMS ˌbetter ˌlate than ˈnever ( saying) used especially when you, or sb else, arrive/arrives late, or when sth such as success happens late, to say that this is better than not coming or happening at all 迟到总比不到好；迟发生总比不发生强 ˌlate in the ˈday ( disapproving) after the time when an action could be successful 为时已晚；已失时机 ◆ He started working hard much too late in the day—he couldn't possibly catch up. 他太晚才开始努力工作，不可能赶上了。 late of… ( formal) until recently working or living in the place mentioned 直至最近工作（或居住）的地方 ◆ Professor Jones, late of Oxford University 直到不久前还在牛津大学任教的琼斯教授 of ˈlate ( formal) recently 最近；新近；近来 ◆ I haven't seen him of late. 我最近没见过他。 ★ too ˈlate after the time when it is possible to do sth successfully 过迟；太晚 ◆ She's left it too late to apply for the job. 她申请那份工作已为时太晚。 ◆ I realized the truth too late. 我太晚才知道真相了。 ☞more at night , soon GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 late / lately ■ Lateand latelyare both adverbs, but lateis used with similar meanings to the adjective late,whereas latelycan only mean ‘recently’. *late 和 lately 均为副词，但 late 与作形容词的 late 意义相似，而 lately 只含近来之意： ◆ We arrived two hours late. 我们迟到了两小时。 ◆ I haven’t heard from him lately. 我最近没听过他的消息。 Latelyis usually used with a perfect tense of the verb. *lately 常与动词的完成时连用。 ■ Look also at the idioms be too late(at the adjective) and too late(at the adverb). 另见习语 be too late （形容词部份）和 too late （副词部份）。 late / leɪt ; NAmE leɪt / late·ness / ˈleɪtnəs ; NAmE ˈleɪtnəs /
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