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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
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。
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ADV-GRADED
（比安排或预计时间）晚，迟
Late means after the time that was arranged or expected.
例句
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。
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ADV-GRADED
（比通常时间）晚，迟
Late means after the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
例句
We went to bed very late...
我们很晚才睡。
He married late.
他结婚晚。
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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.
例句
...my late husband.
我已故的丈夫
...the late Mr Parkin.
已故的帕金先生
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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.
例句
...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
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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
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。