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late NEAR THE ENDleItadj, adv-r, -st (happening or being) near the end of a period or in the recent past晚的; 晚期的; 最近的"Could we arrange a meeting for late tomorrow morning?" "How about 11 o'clock?"“我们能否在明天上午晚些时候安排个会议？”“11点怎么样？”This part of town gets quite dangerous later at night.夜里再晚一点镇子的这个地区很危险。We talked late into the night.我们谈到深夜。Late last night (= In the middle of the night) he phoned me to ask for my advice.昨天深夜他打电话问我的意见。Her controversial late-night show has made her a household name.她引起争议的深夜节目使她家喻户晓。Goodness! Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late. Is it too late to call Jean? [+ to infinitive]天哪！已经这个时候了吗？我不知道这么晚了。打电话给吉恩太晚吗？Late summer is my favourite time of year.夏末是我一年中最喜欢的时节。He'll be home in late March.他将在三月底到家。You could get a cheaper flight if you were willing to go later in the season.如果你愿意在这个季节后期走，就能乘更便宜的飞机了。That sort of hairstyle went out of fashion in the late eighties.那种发型在八十年代晚期就不流行了。I think he's in his late twenties, but he looks a lot older.我想他二十八九岁，可他看上去老得多。He's an expert on late nineteenth-century literature.他是十九世纪后期文学的专家。I prefer her earlier paintings to her later work.比起她后来的作品，我更喜欢她早期的画。What's the latest time that we can arrive?我们最晚什么时候能到？As late (= As recently) as the 1980s they were still using horses on this farm.直到八十年代他们还在农场里用马干活。We used to hear from him regularly, but he hasn't been in touch of late (= recently).我们以前经常收到他的信，可最近没联系了。[LATEST ☆EARLY]
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