adj(形容詞)
1. 遲的;[(+for)][(+in)][+v-ing]
He was late for school.
他上學遲到了。
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活躍。
5. 最近的[B]
The late storm did much damage to the crops.
不久前的這場暴風雨對農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.
剛剛收到壹些有關戰爭的新消息。
adv.(副詞)
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壹堂課。
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任教,現在負責該研究院的工作。
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以後可以去百度詞典查的。有例句，感覺不錯。