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lateness
[英] [ˈleɪtnɪs] [美] [ˈletnɪs] 生词本

n.

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1. ADV-GRADED （时间上）接近终了，临近末了 Late means near the end of a day, week, year, or other period of time. 

  • It was late in the afternoon...

    那是下午近黄昏的时候。

  • She had to work late at night...

    她不得不深夜工作。

  • His autobiography was written late in life...

    他的自传写于晚年。

  • Late is also an adjective.

    • The talks eventually broke down in late spring...

      在春天快要结束时谈判最终破裂。

    • He was in his late 20s.

      他将近30岁。

    • ...the late 1960s.

      20世纪60年代末

2. ADJ-GRADED 近日暮的；近深夜的；时间不早的 If it is late, it is near the end of the day or it is past the time that you feel something should have been done. 

  • It was very late and the streets were deserted...

    时间已很晚，街上空空荡荡。

  • We've got to go now. It's getting late.

    我们得走了。时候不早了。

lateness

  • A large crowd had gathered despite the lateness of the hour.

    尽管天色已晚，仍有一大群人聚集到了一起。

3. ADV-GRADED （比安排或预计时间）晚，迟 Late means after the time that was arranged or expected. 

  • Steve arrived late...

    史蒂夫迟到了。

  • The talks began some fifteen minutes late...

    会谈晚了大概15分钟才开始。

  • We got up late.

    我们起晚了。

  • Late is also an adjective.

    • His campaign got off to a late start...

      他的竞选活动启动较晚。

    • We were a little late...

      咱们有点晚了。

    • The train was 40 minutes late...

      火车晚点了40分钟。

    • He's a half hour late.

      他迟到了半小时。

lateness

  • He apologised for his lateness.

    他为迟到道歉。

4. ADV-GRADED （比通常时间）晚，迟 Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens. 

  • We went to bed very late...

    我们很晚才睡。

  • He married late.

    他结婚晚。

  • Late is also an adjective.

    • They had a late lunch in a cafe...

      他们很晚才在一家小餐馆吃了午饭。

    • He was a very late developer.

      他发育相当晚。

5. ADJ 已故的；已逝的；（尤指）新近去世的 You use late when you are talking about someone who is dead, especially someone who has died recently. 

  • ...my late husband.

    我已故的丈夫

  • ...the late Mr Parkin.

    已故的帕金先生

6. ADJ 在…居住（或工作）直至最近的 Someone who is late of a particular place or institution lived or worked there until recently. 

  • ...Cousin Zachary, late of Bellevue Avenue.

    直到不久前还住在贝尔邬大道的表兄扎卡里

  • ...Strobe Talbott, late of Time magazine.

    刚离开《时代》杂志不久的斯特罗布·塔尔博特

7. See also: later; latest;  
8. CONVENTION 迟到好过没到；晚做好过不做 If you say better late than never when someone has done something, you think they should have done it earlier. 

  • It's been a long time coming but better late than never.

    早就该如此了。不过，也总比没有的强。

9. PHRASE 为时已晚；坐失良机 If you say that someone is doing something late in the day, you mean that their action or behaviour may not be fully effective because they have waited too long before doing it. 

  • I'd left it all too late in the day to get anywhere with these strategies.

    我按兵不动时间太长，致使这些策略都不管用了。

10. PHRASE 新近；最近；近来 You use of late to refer to an event or state of affairs that happened or began to exist a short time ago. 

  • His life has changed of late...

    他的生活近来发生了变化。

  • The dollar has been stronger of late.

    美元近来走势强劲。

11. PHRASE 为时已晚；过迟 If an action or event is too late, it is useless or ineffective because it occurs after the best time for it. 

  • It was too late to turn back...

    回头已经太晚了。

  • We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap.

    等我们发觉自己已成瓮中之鳖时已经太晚了。

12.   a late night→see: night; 
Noun

1. quality of coming late or later in time

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  • 1.晚熟性
1. Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.
哪怕迟到一分钟也将受到严厉的斥责。

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2. He only offered a partial explanation for his lateness.
他对自己迟到只提供了并不完全的解释。

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3. Lateness and carelessness are subjects for complaint.
迟到与粗心会引起埋怨。

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4. Team members will be penalized for lateness.
队员迟到要受处罚。

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5. The inference I've drawn from his lateness is he overslept.
从他来晚我得出的结论是他睡过头了。

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6. The lateness of the ship was due to the storm.
船的晚点是由于风暴造成的。

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7. What did he say in explanation of his lateness?
他说了些什么来为自己的迟到辩解呢？

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