【late音标】 英[leɪt] 美[leɪt]
【单词释义】 late是什么意思：
adj.晚的，迟到的；时间不早的；已故的；原来的，之前的；临近终了的
adv.晚，迟；后期地；最近地
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[比较级] later [最高级] latest
【关联词/派生词】
lately adv.近来，最近；不久前
【late形近词/近似词】
relate v. 有联系；讲述，叙述；使…有联系
plate n.盘子，碟子 vt.电镀，在…上覆盖金属板
【单词例句】
◇ Everyday, while the lazy, ugly stepsisters played they teased Cinderella. Cinderella always stayed up late cleaning and washing the laundry. "Cinderella! Clean my shoes." Cinderella always wore tattered clothes and worked all day doing housework.
每一天，懒惰的、丑陋的姐妹都会嘲笑灰姑娘。灰姑娘每天洗衣服打扫屋子到很晚。“灰姑娘!擦擦我的鞋。”灰姑娘总是穿着破烂的衣服，整天马不停蹄地做家务。
---- Cinderella
◇ There was nothing really strange about seeing a rabbit.And Alice was not very surprised when the Rabbit said,'Oh dear!Oh dear!I shall be late!'(Perhaps it was a little strange, Alice thought later,but at the time she was not surprised.)
看到一只兔子真没有什么可奇怪的。兔子说话时爱丽丝居然也不觉得太奇怪。兔子说，“噢，天哪！噢，天哪！我要迟到了！”（后来爱丽丝想起这事觉得有点儿奇怪，但当时她并不觉得有什么奇怪。）
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ It was late in the autumn, with rainy and cloudy weather. The cold wind blew over the bowed backs of the willows, so that they creaked again.
这是晚秋季节，天气多雨而阴沉。风儿把寒气吹在老柳树的背上，弄得它们发出飕飕的响声来。
---- The Butterfly
◇ Many long, long years later, once again a prince came to the country.
许多许多年过去了，一天，又有一位王子踏上了这块土地。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ Merely 2 weeks later, the clones and their carrier died, which struck frustration into his heart. He retired before he attained his ambition and became a member of an opera chorus to relieve his depression.
仅仅过了2个星期，克隆体和母体都死亡了，这使他内心里充满了挫折，他也因此在达到自己目标前就退休了，并选择加入歌剧合唱团来减轻消沉的感觉。
◇ The man was elected vice chairman of the Socialist Party later. It occurred to my nephew that he could grasp this opportunity to ask for his help.
那个人后来被选为社会党的副主席，我侄子就想到应该抓住机会请求他的帮助。
---- Immigrate to America
◇ Later, I received a cassette from him, in which he recorded his apology. On hearing that Columbians were more likely to kiss others, I soon felt at ease.
后来，我收到他送来的一盒磁带，里面录了他的道歉。当听到这只是因为哥伦比亚人更倾向于见面时互相亲吻时，我很快就感到轻松安心了。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ They asked for the most delicate silk and the purest gold thread; put both into their own knapsacks; and then continued their pretended work at the empty looms until late at night.
他们接二连三地请求皇帝发一些最好的生丝和金子给他们。他们把这些东西都装进自己的腰包，却假装在那两架空空的织机上忙碌地工作，一直忙到深夜。
◇ He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed.
他遇到了许多困难，但是从未停止，相反，困难推动他更努力地前进。三个月后，当他被一艘船偶然发现时，真的是衣衫褴褛。
---- Sailing Home
◇ Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws.
后来，因为相信所有人类都是生来平等，他全身心投入到废除不平等的反黑人法律工作中。
---- The Great President