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late for + noun
表示未能按时到达某个活动或事情。
She was late for the meeting.
她开会迟到了。
迟；晚
later — comparative of late
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迟；晚
After the expected, scheduled, or usual time; after a deadline has passed.
She was late for the meeting.
她开会迟到了。
在截止时间之后,超过指定时间。
After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
以前的,尤指曾在某军事单位服役的。
Formerly, especially in the context of service in a military unit.
不久前；刚刚,最近。
Not long ago; just now, recently.
She arrived late for the meeting because of traffic.
她因为交通堵塞，开会迟到了。
He stayed up late studying for the exam.
他熬夜学习到很晚准备考试。
The train came late due to signal problems.
火车因信号问题晚点了。
表示未能按时到达某个活动或事情。
She was late for the meeting.
她开会迟到了。
表示在某个时间段的后期。
He arrived late in the evening.
他晚上很晚才到。
表示最近的时间点。
I saw her late last night.
我昨晚深夜看见了她。
表示做某事延迟了。
He was late to realize his mistake.
他迟迟才意识到自己的错误。
Not this
He came home lately.
Use this
He came home late.
汉语中“最近”和“迟”都用“晚”表示，但英语中lately意为“最近”，late意为“迟”。此处表示“晚到”应用副词late。
Not this
He late arrived.
Use this
He arrived late.
汉语“晚”可放在动词前作状语，但英语副词late通常放在动词后。应把late置于动词之后。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迟到
She arrived late for the interview.
她面试迟到了。
起床晚
I got up late and missed the bus.
我起晚了，错过了公共汽车。
工作到很晚；加班
He worked late at the office again.
他又在办公室工作到很晚。
熬夜
Don't stay up late watching TV.
别熬夜看电视。
迟到；晚点
I'm running late for my appointment.
我约会要迟到了。
睡懒觉；起得晚
We slept late on Saturday morning.
星期六早上我们睡了懒觉。
迟到总比不来好；亡羊补牢
He finally apologized, but better late than never.
他终于道歉了，不过迟到总比不来好。
太少太迟；微不足道且为时已晚
The government's response was too little, too late.
政府的回应太少也太迟了。
近来；最近
She has been feeling unwell of late.
她最近一直感觉不舒服。
我迟到了！我迟到了！有个非常重要的约会！
He woke up late, so he ran around saying, 'I'm late!'
他起晚了，边跑边说：“我要迟到了！”
迟做总比不做好。
He started learning English late, but better late than never.
他学英语学得晚，但迟做总比不做好。
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记忆联想：迟到的人‘拉’着书包跑，所以‘特’别累（late 谐音‘累’），既记住拼写也记住‘迟/晚’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：work or school、appointments、public transport 作副词表示“迟、晚”时，属于中性用法，日常口语和正式书面语都常见；通常用来描述比预定时间晚，比如上班、上学、约会或赶车等场景。
常用于动词后或句末，表示'晚于预期时间'。
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