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last FINALHlB:st, $lAstadj, adv [not gradable], pronoun(the person or thing) after everyone or everything else最后的; 最后地; 最后一个Why are you always the last?你为什么总是最后一个？I hate being the last one to arrive at a meeting. [+ to infinitive]我不喜欢最后一个到会。She's always the last to reply to my invitations. [+ to infinitive]她总是最后一个答复我的邀请。Our house is the last one on the left before the traffic lights.我们的房子是红绿灯前面的左边最后一家。The Mets will surely finish the season in last place (= at the lowest rank of their division).梅茨队肯定是这个赛季结束时的最后一名。(esp. Br and Aus) I'm almost finished -- this is the last but one ( Am usually the next to last) (= the one before the final one) box to empty.我快干完了----这是倒数第二个要倒空的箱子。I know Johnson finished last in the race, but who was second to last / (Br and Aus also) second last (= the one before the one at the end)?我知道约翰逊最后一个到达终点，可谁是倒数第二个？I don't know why he bothers to bet -- his horses always come in last.我不明白他为什么要费心去打赌----他的马总是最后才到。At the last moment (= as late as possible) he changed his mind.他在最后一刻改主意了。He always leaves important decisions to the last (possible) moment (= as late as possible).他总是到最后时刻才作重要决定。I've finished my essay at last (= after too long a time)!我终于把文章写完了！At long last (= After a very long period of waiting) the government is starting to listen to our problems.政府终于开始听我们的问题了。(fml) I think my policy is right, and I'll defend it to the last (= until the end).我认为我的立场是正确的，我将捍卫到底。(fml) She is patriotic to the last (= and she always will be).她将永远是个爱国者。He has calculated the costs down to the last penny (= very accurately).他计算了每一分钱。The model of the village is accurate (down) to the last detail (= including every detail).村庄的模型精确到每一个细节。Both sides have declared themselves ready to fight to the last (man) (= until every person is dead).双方都宣称要战斗到最后一兵一卒。I would like to thank my publisher, my editor and, last but not least (= importantly, despite being mentioned after everyone else), my husband without whose encouragement the book would never have been written.我要感谢我的出版者、我的编辑，最后还有我的丈夫，没有他的鼓励这本书永远不会写出来。He never even thanked me, so that's the last time I do him a favour (= I'll never do it again).他甚至从没谢过我，所以这是我最后一次帮他。A last-ditch or last-gasp effort or attempt is one which is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed.最后的，拼死的In a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat, he resigned from the leadership.他辞去了领导职务，想最后努力一下把他的政党从选举失败中拯救出来。Someone who has the last laugh finally benefits from an argument or disagreement, when it seemed that they would not.最后的胜利They sacked her six months ago, but she had the last laugh when she went to work for their rivals for twice the pay.他们六个月前把她解雇了，可她最后胜利了，拿两倍的报酬为他们的对手工作。The last minute is the latest possible opportunity for doing something.最后的机会; 最后时刻They only told me at the last minute that they couldn't come, so there wasn't time to invite anyone else.他们到最后一刻才告诉我来不了了，所以没时间请别人了。When approaching a roundabout, do not leave it to (= wait until) the last minute to slow down.驶近环形岛时，别到最后一刻才减速。All the major airlines are reporting a flood of last-minute cancellations following the latest terrorist attacks.各大航空公司都报告在最近几次恐怖分子袭击之后有大批人在最后一刻取消旅行。A last-minute reprieve is highly unlikely, and his execution next week seems inevitable.最后一刻的缓刑看来极不可能了，他下周的死刑在所难免。Your last name is your family name and the one that you use in formal situations or with people whom you do not know well.姓She refused to give her last name because she wanted to keep her identity secret.她不肯说出姓什么，因为她要保密身份。In a British bar, last orders are the drinks that customers are allowed to buy just before the bar closes.（酒吧里）最后买一杯I'm sorry, madam, I called last orders twenty minutes ago.对不起，夫人，我二十分钟前就要了最后一杯。Last orders, please!请最后来一杯！The last post is a tune that is played on a BUGLE at military funerals or when it is time for soldiers to go to bed.军人葬礼号; 熄灯号The last rites are a religious ceremony that is performed for someone who is just about to die.（为临终人作的）临终圣礼The chaplain is going to administer the last rites.牧师要来主持临终圣礼。(fig.) Receivers are accountants who give the last rites to bankrupt companies.接收者是为破产公司作临终圣礼的会计们。The Last Supper is the meal Christ ate with his friends the night before he died.（耶稣死前的）最后的晚餐If you do something last thing you do it just before you go to bed at night.（上床前做的）最后一件事I'll switch on the washing machine last thing so it'll be finished when I get up in the morning.我临睡前把洗衣机接上电源，这样我早上起来它就能干完了。Your last will and testament is your written instructions about what should happen to your possessions after your death.遗嘱The last word is the final remark in an argument or discussion.最后的决定; 定论I'm not going to give you a promotion and that's my last word on the matter.我不会提升你，这是我对这件事的最后决定。She always has to have the last word (= win the argument).她总是赢得争论。Digital audio is the last word (= is the best) in sound reproduction.数码音响是最好的放音设备。
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