1 ADV [ADVERB with verb] 近来；最近；不久前 You use lately to describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago. 近来；最近；不久前
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Dad's health hasn't been too good lately.
爸爸的健康状况近来不太好。
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Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies.
托马斯勋爵最近被任命为政策研究中心主席。
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'Have you talked to her lately?'
“你最近有没有跟她谈过？”
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Optimism about the US economy has been a rare commodity lately.
近来很少有人对美国经济持乐观态度。
SYN recently, of late, just now, in recent times
2 ADV 新近卸任；最近离任 You can use lately to refer to the job a person has been doing until recently. 新近卸任；最近离任 [formal]
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