late/leɪt/

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➊ near the end of a period of time

➋ arriving or happening after the planned or expected time

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➊ after the planned or expected time

➋ near the end of a period of time

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➊ 晚的，迟的：in the late afternoon 傍晚时分

◇in late autumn 晚秋

◇She's probably in her late twenties. 她可能二十八九岁。

◇The bridge was built in the late 1950s. 这座桥建于20世纪50年代末。

◇It was late at night. 已经深夜了。

➋ 迟到的；迟做的：[late for sth] He's always late for work/school. 他上班/上学老是迟到。

◇[... late] The train was 2 hours late. 火车晚点2个小时。

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➊ 晚地，迟地：[... late] The train arrived 2 hours late. 火车晚点2个小时。

◇Don't stay up late tonight. 今晚不要熬夜。

➋ 接近末期：The accident happened late in summer. 这个事故发生在夏末。

◇late in the afternoon (=in the late afternoon) 傍晚

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音组-late/-leɪt/

late; plate; relate; translate

常犯错误

✗ I don't like to work lately.

✓ I don't like to work late. 我不喜欢工作得很晚。

谚语It's never too late to mend. 改过迁善从不嫌晚（或：亡羊补牢，未为迟也）。

谚语Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。