形容詞 a.
1.遲的;[(+for)][(+in)][+v-ing]
He was late for school.
他上學(xué)遲到了.
2.晚的;晚期的
He came back in the late afternoon.
他在傍晚回來.
3.去世不久的;已故的[Z][B]
She was an admirer of the late president.
她是已故總統(tǒng)的崇拜者.
4.不久前才卸任的;前任的[Z][B]
The late Primer Minister is still quite active in politics.
前任總理在政界仍然相當(dāng)活躍.
5.最近的[B]
The late storm did much damage to the crops.
不久前的這場暴風(fēng)雨對農(nóng)作物造成了很大損失.
6.剛到的,新的[B]
Some late news of the war has just come in.
剛剛收到一些有關(guān)戰(zhàn)爭的新消息.
副詞 ad.
1.遲到,來不及
Tom came to school late and missed the first class.
湯姆遲到且沒有上到第一堂課.
2.晚;在晚期
He often worked late into the night.
他常常工作到深夜.
3.不久前;到不久前為止[(+of)]
Dr. Smith, late of Columbia University, now heads the research institute.
史密斯博士,不久前在哥倫比亞大學(xué)任教,現(xiàn)在負(fù)責(zé)該研究院的工作.