单词 | lately |
释义 | latelyWord 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. ► see thesaurus at recently 最近我睡眠有问题。 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. ✗Don’t say: I was very busy lately. 我最近非常忙。 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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