late [leit]

late的基本解释

adj.

迟的, 已故的, 晚的, 新近的

• She was an admirer of the late president.
• 她是已故总统的崇拜者。

• Some late news of the war has just come in.
• 刚刚收到一些有关战争的新消息。

• It is too late to go now.
• 现在去太迟了。

adv.

晚, 很晚, 很迟

• I saw Mr. Wang as late as yesterday.
• 直到昨天我还看见过王先生。

• He got here five minutes late.
• 他到这里迟了五分钟。

late的同义词

adj. tardy

adv. tardy · behind · slow

late的反义词

adj. early

与late相关的词组

of late：最近, 近来

early and late：从早到晚

of late years：近年来

与late相关的情景对话

职场英语/上班迟到

A:

Be punctual!

要严格遵守时间。

B:

Yes, sir.

是，知道了。

A:

You are late again.

你又迟到了。

B:

I was only five minutes late.

我只迟到了5分钟。

商务外贸/交货

A:

When can you effect shipment? I'm terribly worried about late shipment.

你们什么时候能交货？我非常担心货物迟交。

B:

We can effect shipment in December or early next year at the latest.

我们最晚在今年十二月或明年初交货。

A:

That's fine.

好。

电话礼仪/没找到人

A:

Is Mary there?

玛丽在吗？

B:

Mary is out right now.

玛丽现在不在。

A:

When will she be back?

她何时会回来？

B:

I've no idear.Why don't you call back later this afternoon?

我不太清楚，您不妨今天下午再打来。

A:

Will it be too late if I call around 10:00 this evening?

如果我在晚上10点左右打来会不会太晚？

B:

You'd better call a litter earlier.

您最好早些打过来。

A:

How about 8 o'clock?

8点怎么样？

B:

That will be fine.

可以。