late

leit
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英文释义

a. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
s. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
s. having died recently
a. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages

中文翻译

a. 迟的, 晚的, 已故的
adv. 很晚, 很迟, 晚

5
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
298
BNC 频率
437
使用频率

记忆技巧

late 这个词没有明显的词根词缀,但可以联想到其形容词形式与时间相关,表示晚的意思。

例句

1. I am late for the meeting.

我开会迟到了。

2. She always stays up late to finish her homework.

她总是熬夜做作业。

3. The train arrived late due to bad weather.

火车因恶劣天气晚点到达。

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