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the last of [noun]
last 作名词时常与 the 连用，表示“剩下的最后一点”或“最后的一个人/物”。
This is the last of the milk.
这是剩下的最后一点牛奶。
最后；末尾；终结
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最后；末尾；终结
The final point in time; the end of a period.
This is the last of the milk.
这是剩下的最后一点牛奶。
强调时间上的终点。
一种脚形工具,用于在制造或修理鞋靴时定型
A tool in the form of a foot on which an item of footwear (such as a boot or shoe) is placed for shaping while it is being manufactured or repaired.
某种商品的负载,参考其重量和商业价值
A load of some commodity with reference to its weight and commercial value.
时间的结束；最后的时刻
the temporal end; the concluding time
排序或系列中的最后或最低者
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
He was the last to arrive at the party.
他是最后一个到达派对的人。
AI contextual example
The last of the cookies was eaten by my sister.
最后一块饼干被我妹妹吃了。
AI contextual example
His last was a whisper for peace.
他临终时低声祈求和平。
AI contextual example
he was the last to leave
他是最后一个离开的人
WordNet
last 作名词时常与 the 连用，表示“剩下的最后一点”或“最后的一个人/物”。
This is the last of the milk.
这是剩下的最后一点牛奶。
last 作名词后可接不定式，表示“最后一个做某事的人”，也可引申为“最不可能的人”。
She was the last to arrive.
她最后一个到达。
breathe one's last 是固定习语，意为“死亡”，last 在此指“临终时刻”。
He breathed his last in his sleep.
他在睡梦中咽下了最后一口气。
Not this
In the last, we survived.
Use this
In the end, we survived.
英语中表示“最后；最终”的状语不能用“in the last”，正确短语是“in the end”或“at last”。这里把“last”换成“end”，因为“in the end”表示“最终、最后”，是直译汉语“最后”造成的错误。
Not this
I ate last of the cake.
Use this
I ate the last of the cake.
“last”作名词表示“剩余/最后的部分”时，是可数名词，前面必须用定冠词“the”。汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉；“the last of the cake”指蛋糕剩下的最后一部分。加上“the”后句子结构才完整。
Not this
He was the last who left the room.
Use this
He was the last to leave the room.
“the last”作名词指“最后一个人/物”时，后面接不定式短语（to do），而不是“who”引导的定语从句。这是英语的固定句式“be the first/last to do”。把“who left”改成“to leave”，意思仍为“最后一个离开的人”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
终于；最后
At last, spring has arrived.
春天终于来了。
直到最后；始终
He remained loyal to the last.
他直到最后都保持忠诚。
咽下最后一口气；去世
She breathed her last in the early morning.
她在凌晨咽下了最后一口气。
……的最后部分；剩下的最后一点
We ate the last of the bread.
我们吃掉了面包剩下的最后一点。
鞋楦
The shoemaker shaped the boot over a shoe last.
鞋匠在鞋楦上为靴子定型。
自始至终
The concert was wonderful from first to last.
这场音乐会自始至终都很精彩。
最后一根稻草；使人最终无法忍受的事件
When the company cut our salaries, that was the last straw for many employees.
当公司削减我们的工资时，许多员工终于忍无可忍了。
最后决定权；最后的发言；定论
My boss always wants the last word on any decision.
我的老板总是想在决定上有最后发言权。
终于；最终
At long last, they released the new version of the software.
他们终于发布了这个软件的新版本。
这样，那在后的，将要在前；那在前的，将要在后了。
From the Bible (Matthew 20:16), this saying expresses a reversal of status: those who are last (least important) will come first, and the first will come last. It is often quoted to show that humility or disadvantage may be rewarded.
这句话出自《圣经·马太福音》20:16，表达地位的逆转：最末（最不重要）的将要居首，居首的却要落后。常被引用来说明谦卑或劣势可能会得到回报。
我与你缠斗到底；从地狱之心刺向你；为了仇恨，我吐出最后一口气。
This is a famous line spoken by Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick and later recited by the villain Khan in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. 'To the last' means 'to the very end', and the whole passage is an oath of undying revenge.
这是赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的小说《白鲸》中亚哈船长的著名台词，后来在电影《星际迷航2：可汗之怒》中由反派可汗念出。'To the last' 意为'直到最后一刻'，整段话是至死方休的复仇誓言。
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记忆联想：last 末尾的 st 像 stop（停），事情停在最后就是名词‘末尾、最后’；制鞋的楦头也是最后定型用的。
语域：mixed 常见场景：shoemaking or shoe repair、shipping and commodity trading、time or ordering、final moments of life last 作名词时有多个义项，语域并不统一：表示“最后/末尾”比较常用、中性；表示“鞋楦”或“货物重量单位”则通常用于制鞋、修鞋或商业航运等专业或旧式语境；表示“临终”多见于文学或正式叙述。
通常与定冠词the连用
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