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| 1 | after the correct or usual time 晚；迟 |
| The trains are running 15 minutes late. 火车晚点15分钟。 |
| The trees are flowering late this year. 这些树今年开花晚了一些。 |
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| 2 | near the end of a period of time such as a day , month , season , or someone’ s life or career （一段时间、某人的生命或事业）接近终了时 |
| Stop by late this afternoon. 今天傍晚前过来坐坐。 |
| +in We plan to visit late in July. 我们计划在7月底出访。 |
| late in life He didn’ t receive the recognition he deserved until late in life. 他直到晚年才获得他应得的赞誉。 |
| | 2a | near the end of an evening or night 近深夜；深夜 | | We won’ t arrive home until late, so don’ t wait up for us. 我们很晚才能到家，所以不要熬夜等我们。 | |
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| - | as late as
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| used for saying that something happened or continued more recently than you would expect |
| 近至 |
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| As late as the 1980’ s foreign trade accounted for a very small proportion of Soviet national income. 直至20世纪80年代，对外贸易在苏联的国民收入中所占比例依然极小。 |
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| - | better late than never
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| used for telling someone you are happy they did something , but you wish they had done it earlier |
| 迟做总比不做好 |
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| - | of late formal
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| 最近；近来 |
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| We have not seen him of late. 我们最近没见过他。 |
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