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。