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late    音标拼音: [l'et]
a.
迟的;晚的,晚期的;新近的;前任的,不久前才卸任的;已故的
ad. 迟;晚

迟的;晚的,晚期的;新近的;前任的,不久前才卸任的;已故的迟;晚

late
迟

late
adv 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"
[synonym: {late}, {belatedly}, {tardily}] [ant: {ahead of
time}, {early}, {too soon}]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into
the evening" [synonym: {deep}, {late}]
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" [synonym: {recently},
{late}, {lately}, {of late}, {latterly}]
adj 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" [ant: {early}, {middle}]
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" [synonym: {belated}, {late},
{tardy}]
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" [synonym: {late(a)}, {recent}]
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"
[ant: {early}, {middle}]
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"
[synonym: {late}, {later(a)}] [ant: {early}]
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" [synonym: {former(a)},
{late(a)}, {previous(a)}]

Late \Late\, adv. [AS. late. See {Late}, a.]
1. After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed;
after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to {early}.
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2. Not long ago; lately.
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3. Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period;
as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.
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{Of late}, in time not long past, or near the present;
lately; as, the practice is of late uncommon.

{Too late}, after the proper or available time; when the time
or opportunity is past.
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Late \Late\ (l[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Later} (l[=a]t"[~e]r), or
{latter} (l[a^]t"t[~e]r); superl. {Latest} (l[=a]t"[e^]st) or
{Last} (l[.a]st).] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[ae]t; akin to
OS. lat, D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel.
latr, Sw. lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See
{Let} to permit, and cf. {Alas}, {Lassitude}.]
1. Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or
proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a
late spring.
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2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of
the day; a late period of life.
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3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not
now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office;
as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.
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4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the
late rains; we have received late intelligence.
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5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;
as, late revels; a late watcher.
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177 Moby Thesaurus words for "late":
after time, ahead of time, anachronistic, ancient, antedated,
arrested, asleep, asleep in Jesus, at rest, back, backward,
beforehand, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, belatedly,
bereft of life, blocked, breathless, bygone, called home, carrion,
checked, cold, croaked, current, dated, dead, dead and gone,
death-struck, deceased, deep into, defunct, delayed,
delayed-action, demised, departed, departed this life,
destitute of life, detained, dilatory, done for, early, erstwhile,
exanimate, extinct, fallen, far on, finished, food for worms, fore,
foredated, former, formerly, fresh, gone, gone to glory, gone west,
held up, heretofore, hung up, ill-considered, ill-seasoned,
ill-timed, immemorial, impeded, improper, in a bind, in abeyance,
inanimate, inappropriate, inauspicious, inconvenient, inexpedient,
infelicitous, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant,
jammed, last, late lamented, lately, later, latish, latter,
latterly, launched into eternity, lifeless, mal a propos,
malapropos, martyred, metachronistic, misdated, mistimed, moratory,
never on time, new, newly come, no more, none too soon, obstructed,
of late, of yesterday, off base, old, olden, once, onetime,
out of date, out of line, out of phase, out of season, out of time,
overdue, parachronistic, passed on, past, past due, postdated,
preceding, prehistoric, premature, previous, previously, primeval,
primitive, prior, prochronistic, pushing up daisies, quondam,
recent, recently, released, reposing, resting easy, retarded,
sainted, set back, sleeping, slow, slowed down, smitten with death,
sometime, still, stillborn, stopped, taken away, taken off,
tardily, tardy, then, too late, too soon, unbefitting, unfavorable,
unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unlucky,
unpropitious, unpunctual, unready, unripe, unseasonable,
unsuitable, untimely, untoward, whilom, with the Lord,
with the saints, without life, without vital functions, wrong

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  • LATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of LATE is coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time How to use late in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Late
  • Late - definition of late by The Free Dictionary
    1 After the expected, usual, or proper time: a train that arrived late; woke late and had to skip breakfast 2 a At or until an advanced hour: talked late into the evening b At or into an advanced period or stage: a project undertaken late in her career
  • LATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    Late is both an adverb and an adjective; it means the opposite of early Lately is also an adverb; it means ‘recently’ … Late as an adverb means ‘not on time’: … We use lately for states or for repeated events, mostly with the present perfect: … I expect him home late this afternoon
  • LATE Synonyms Antonyms - 92 words | Thesaurus. com
    Find 92 different ways to say LATE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
  • LATE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    LATE definition: occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: a late spring See examples of late used in a sentence
  • Late – meaning, definition, etymology, examples and more — Self . . .
    Discover "late " This entry provides comprehensive definitions for its temporal and descriptive meanings, traces its ancient Germanic origins, showcases its application across schedules, life stages, and posthumous references, and lists common phrases, enriching your vocabulary of time and sequence
  • late - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Near the end of a period of time The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them The meeting is convened for late morning In Southern U S , "evening" is used for middle to late afternoon Specifically, near the end of the day It was getting late and I was tired
  • Late - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    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
  • late - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia
  • LATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens We went to bed very late He married late





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