lately

Word family adjectivelatedlatishlateadverblatelylaterverblatennounlatenesslatestlatecomer

late·ly /ˈleɪtli/ S2 adverbadv

RECENTLYrecently 近来，最近

What have you been doing lately?

你最近在干什么？

Lately, I’ve had trouble sleeping.

最近我睡眠有问题。

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5 GRAMMAR 语法

Latelyis usually used with perfect tenses, not with the simple past tense. lately 通常和完成时连用，而不和一般过去时连用

I’ve been very busy lately (NOT 不说 I was very busy lately).

我最近非常忙。

n GRAMMAR: Choosing the right tense

Lately is usually used with perfect tenses (for example ‘I have been’), not with the simple past (for example ‘I was’). You say:

I’ve been very busy lately.

我最近非常忙。

✗Don’t say: I was very busy lately.

Examples from the Corpus

lately• I've been really tired lately.• I don't know what's come over Angela lately -- she's so moody.• I've been really busy lately, so I haven't been out much.• The company went through a bad time last year, but lately things have been improving.

单词	lately
释义	lately Word family adjectivelatedlatishlateadverblatelylaterverblatennounlatenesslatestlatecomer late·ly /ˈleɪtli/ ●●● S2 adverbadv RECENTLYrecently 近来，最近 What have you been doing lately? 你最近在干什么？ Lately, I’ve had trouble sleeping. 最近我睡眠有问题。 ► see thesaurus at recently 5 GRAMMAR 语法 Latelyis usually used with perfect tenses, not with the simple past tense. lately 通常和完成时连用，而不和一般过去时连用 I’ve been very busy lately (NOT 不说 I was very busy lately). 我最近非常忙。 n GRAMMAR: Choosing the right tense Lately is usually used with perfect tenses (for example ‘I have been’), not with the simple past (for example ‘I was’). You say: I’ve been very busy lately. 我最近非常忙。 ✗Don’t say: I was very busy lately. Examples from the Corpus lately• I've been really tired lately.• I don't know what's come over Angela lately -- she's so moody.• I've been really busy lately, so I haven't been out much.• The company went through a bad time last year, but lately things have been improving.
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