sooner or later
idiom迟早
Sooner or later, the truth will come out.
真相迟早会大白。
较晚的；以后的；将来的
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较晚的；以后的；将来的
coming afterward in time; at a subsequent time or in the future
We can catch a later train.
我们可以赶晚一点的火车。
随后到来的(时间上,与 than 连用表示比较另一时间)
Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
后来的；随后阶段的
coming at a subsequent time or stage
随后到来的(距离上,嵌入状语短语中,与前文距离比较)
Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
晚期的；处于或接近发展后期
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
She enrolled in a later course.
她报名了后期的课程。
AI contextual example
The later chapters are more interesting.
后面的章节更有趣。
AI contextual example
a later symptom of the disease
疾病的后期症状
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later medical science could have saved the child
后来的医学本可以救这个孩子
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迟早
Sooner or later, the truth will come out.
真相迟早会大白。
过后；以后
I'll explain it later on.
我过后会解释。
回头见；再见
I have to go now. See you later!
我现在得走了。回头见！
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late加r，更晚的，后来的。
通常中性，适用于日常对话和正式书面语等多种场景。
常用于比较结构，表示时间上较晚
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