- 词义辨析
late, latter
这两个词共同的意思是“较晚的”“较后的”。它们的区别是：1.late指在一个具体时间之后;而latter指一段时间或一个时期的“后一半的”“接近终了的”,还可以指在时间或顺序上的“后者的”“近来的”。例如:She returned in the late afternoon.她下午很晚才返回来。He mentioned it in the latter part of his speech.他在演讲的后面提到了它。2.late只能用于时间;latter则除了可以用于时间外,还可以用于顺序。例如:The train was ten minutes late.那趟火车晚了10分钟。Of the pig and the cow, the latter is more valuable.猪和牛相比,后者更有价值。3.latter只能用于名词之前作定语,而late还可用作表语。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
来自PIE*led，慢的，疲倦的，来自PIE*le，放开，松开，松软，词源同late,lenient.引申词义慢的，晚的。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
重要短语
of late adv.最近；近来
late for迟到；来不及…
late stage末期；后期；晚期
late at night在深夜；深更半夜
- 双语例句 更多例句
Yes, you can go to the party, but you come late on the pain of death.
好, 你可以去参加舞会了, 但你回来晚了得小心挨罚.
《简明英汉词典》
At the peak of its popularity in the late nineties, the band sold ten million albums a year.
20世纪90年代后期那个乐队最红的时候,每年售出1,000万张唱片.
《简明英汉词典》
He stays late in bed on Sunday morning and at other times he has to get up at six.
星期天早上他起床迟些,平时他六点就得起床.
《简明英汉词典》
Tell me where you've been out so late, or I'll knock your block off.
告诉我你到哪儿去了,这么晚才回来, 不说我就揍死你.
《简明英汉词典》
He tried to shelter his friend from knowing of his father's death, but he was too late.
他企图不让他的朋友知道他的父亲去世的消息, 但为时已晚.
《简明英汉词典》
It's too late to go to the football match now; besides, it's beginning to rain.
现在去看足球比赛太晚了; 况且老天又开始下雨了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 相关词组
- late autumn老秋；寒秋；晚秋；小春;
- late snack宵夜;
- late for迟到，来不及…;
- of late近来，最近;
- run late延迟;
- why is he late他为什么迟到
- late show[电影]夜幕;
- stay up late深夜不睡，迟睡;熬夜;
- late at night在深夜;夜半更深;钟鸣漏尽;半夜三更;
- late afternoon[医]日晡所;馎;
- Late phase reaction后期反应;
- late fathern.先父;
- late feen.滞纳金，过时附加费;
- early and late从早到晚;
- late bloomern.开花晚的植物，智力发展晚的人;大器晚成的人;
- late spring暮春；绿肥红瘦;
- be late误卯；迟到；姗姗来迟;
- of late years近年来;
- be late for迟到;
- early or late或早或晚;先后;迟早;
- 今日热词
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- painter n.画家，着色者;油漆匠;（系船的）缆绳;
- supermarket n.超级市场;超市;
- suitable adj. 合适的，适当的，适宜的，恰当的;
- receptionist n.接待员;
- challenge n.挑战;比赛邀请;质疑;v.对…怀疑;挑战，考验;盘问;
- spoil v.弄糟;溺爱;犒赏;善待;(食物)变坏;使(选票)无效;n.战利品;成功所带来的好处;废石方;
- sincere adj. 真诚的，诚挚的;〈古〉纯粹的，不掺假的;真心实意的;真实的;
- simplify v.使简化;
- ash n.灰，灰烬;灰色，苍白;骨灰;废墟;
- caption n.说明文字;v.为…添加说明文字;
- thinking n.思考;想法，思想;意见;见解;adj.有思想的;有理性的;
- standard n.标准;军旗;adj.标准的;合格的;一般的;
