late

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【词性】：adj．

【释义】：

(later，latter；latest，last)
❶ 迟的；晚的〔late for school上学迟到；a late train晚点火车〕
❷ 较晚的〔the late middle ages接近老年〕
❸ 刚发生的；新近的〔a late issue of the magazine新近出版的杂志〕
❹ 已故的；不久前才卸任的〔her late father她已故的父亲；our late mayor’s new job我们刚卸任市长的新工作〕‖ adv．❶ 迟；晚〔Roses bloomed late last year．玫瑰花去年开得很晚。

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❷ 末期，晚些时候〔He came late in th day．他很晚才到。〕
❸ 近来；新近〔l saw him as late as yesterday．我昨天才见到他。〕／of late近来