late 音標拼音: [l'et]
a .
遲的;晚的,晚期的;新近的;前任的,不久前才卸任的;已故的
ad . 遲;晚
遲的;晚的,晚期的;新近的;前任的,不久前才卸任的;已故的遲;晚
late 遲
late adv 1 :
later than usual or than expected ; "
the train arrived late "; "
we awoke late "; "
the children came late to school "; "
notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline "; "
I belatedly wished her a happy birthday "
[
synonym : {
late }, {
belatedly }, {
tardily }] [
ant : {
ahead of time }, {
early }, {
too soon }]
2 :
to an advanced time ; "
deep into the night "; "
talked late into the evening " [
synonym : {
deep }, {
late }]
3 :
at an advanced age or stage ; "
she married late "; "
undertook the project late in her career "
4 :
in the recent past ; "
he was in Paris recently "; "
lately the rules have been enforced "; "
as late as yesterday she was fine "; "
feeling better of late "; "
the spelling was first affected ,
but latterly the meaning also " [
synonym : {
recently },
{
late }, {
lately }, {
of late }, {
latterly }]
adj 1 :
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time ; "
late evening "; "
late 18th century "; "
a late movie "; "
took a late flight "; "
had a late breakfast " [
ant : {
early }, {
middle }]
2 :
after the expected or usual time ;
delayed ; "
a belated birthday card "; "
I '
m late for the plane "; "
the train is late "; "
tardy children are sent to the principal "; "
always tardy in making dental appointments " [
synonym : {
belated }, {
late },
{
tardy }]
3 :
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time ;
"
a late development "; "
their late quarrel "; "
his recent trip to Africa "; "
in recent months "; "
a recent issue of the journal " [
synonym : {
late (
a )}, {
recent }]
4 :
having died recently ; "
her late husband "
5 :
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature ;
used especially of dead languages ; "
Late Greek "
[
ant : {
early }, {
middle }]
6 :
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development ;
"
the late phase of feudalism "; "
a later symptom of the disease "; "
later medical science could have saved the child "
[
synonym : {
late }, {
later (
a )}] [
ant : {
early }]
7 : (
used especially of persons )
of the immediate past ; "
the former president "; "
our late President is still very active ";
"
the previous occupant of the White House " [
synonym : {
former (
a )},
{
late (
a )}, {
previous (
a )}]
Late \
Late \,
adv . [
AS .
late .
See {
Late },
a .]
1 .
After the usual or proper time ,
or the time appointed ;
after delay ;
as ,
he arrived late ; --
opposed to {
early }.
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Not long ago ;
lately .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Far in the night ,
day ,
week ,
or other particular period ;
as ,
to lie abed late ;
to sit up late at night .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Of late },
in time not long past ,
or near the present ;
lately ;
as ,
the practice is of late uncommon .
{
Too late },
after the proper or available time ;
when the time or opportunity is past .
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1913 Webster ]
Late \
Late \ (
l [=
a ]
t ),
a . [
Compar . {
Later } (
l [=
a ]
t "[~
e ]
r ),
or {
latter } (
l [
a ^]
t "
t [~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Latest } (
l [=
a ]
t "[
e ^]
st )
or {
Last } (
l [.
a ]
st ).] [
OE .
lat slow ,
slack ,
AS .
l [
ae ]
t ;
akin to OS .
lat ,
D .
laat late ,
G .
lass weary ,
lazy ,
slack ,
Icel .
latr ,
Sw .
lat ,
Dan .
lad ,
Goth .
lats ,
and to E .
let ,
v .
See {
Let }
to permit ,
and cf . {
Alas }, {
Lassitude }.]
1 .
Coming after the time when due ,
or after the usual or proper time ;
not early ;
slow ;
tardy ;
long delayed ;
as ,
a late spring .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Far advanced toward the end or close ;
as ,
a late hour of the day ;
a late period of life .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Existing or holding some position not long ago ,
but not now ;
recently deceased ,
departed ,
or gone out of office ;
as ,
the late bishop of London ;
the late administration .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
Not long past ;
happening not long ago ;
recent ;
as ,
the late rains ;
we have received late intelligence .
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1913 Webster ]
5 .
Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night ;
as ,
late revels ;
a late watcher .
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1913 Webster ]
177 Moby Thesaurus words for "
late ":
after time ,
ahead of time ,
anachronistic ,
ancient ,
antedated ,
arrested ,
asleep ,
asleep in Jesus ,
at rest ,
back ,
backward ,
beforehand ,
behind ,
behind time ,
behindhand ,
belated ,
belatedly ,
bereft of life ,
blocked ,
breathless ,
bygone ,
called home ,
carrion ,
checked ,
cold ,
croaked ,
current ,
dated ,
dead ,
dead and gone ,
death -
struck ,
deceased ,
deep into ,
defunct ,
delayed ,
delayed -
action ,
demised ,
departed ,
departed this life ,
destitute of life ,
detained ,
dilatory ,
done for ,
early ,
erstwhile ,
exanimate ,
extinct ,
fallen ,
far on ,
finished ,
food for worms ,
fore ,
foredated ,
former ,
formerly ,
fresh ,
gone ,
gone to glory ,
gone west ,
held up ,
heretofore ,
hung up ,
ill -
considered ,
ill -
seasoned ,
ill -
timed ,
immemorial ,
impeded ,
improper ,
in a bind ,
in abeyance ,
inanimate ,
inappropriate ,
inauspicious ,
inconvenient ,
inexpedient ,
infelicitous ,
inopportune ,
intempestive ,
intrusive ,
irrelevant ,
jammed ,
last ,
late lamented ,
lately ,
later ,
latish ,
latter ,
latterly ,
launched into eternity ,
lifeless ,
mal a propos ,
malapropos ,
martyred ,
metachronistic ,
misdated ,
mistimed ,
moratory ,
never on time ,
new ,
newly come ,
no more ,
none too soon ,
obstructed ,
of late ,
of yesterday ,
off base ,
old ,
olden ,
once ,
onetime ,
out of date ,
out of line ,
out of phase ,
out of season ,
out of time ,
overdue ,
parachronistic ,
passed on ,
past ,
past due ,
postdated ,
preceding ,
prehistoric ,
premature ,
previous ,
previously ,
primeval ,
primitive ,
prior ,
prochronistic ,
pushing up daisies ,
quondam ,
recent ,
recently ,
released ,
reposing ,
resting easy ,
retarded ,
sainted ,
set back ,
sleeping ,
slow ,
slowed down ,
smitten with death ,
sometime ,
still ,
stillborn ,
stopped ,
taken away ,
taken off ,
tardily ,
tardy ,
then ,
too late ,
too soon ,
unbefitting ,
unfavorable ,
unfit ,
unfitting ,
unfortunate ,
unhandy ,
unhappy ,
unlucky ,
unpropitious ,
unpunctual ,
unready ,
unripe ,
unseasonable ,
unsuitable ,
untimely ,
untoward ,
whilom ,
with the Lord ,
with the saints ,
without life ,
without vital functions ,
wrong
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