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be late for [event]
late for 后接会议、面试等需要按时参加的活动。
Don't be late for the interview tomorrow.
明天面试别迟到。
迟的；晚的；迟到的
latest — superlative of late
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迟的；晚的；迟到的
after the expected or usual time; delayed
Don't be late for the interview tomorrow.
明天面试别迟到。
接近一段时间结束时。
Near the end of a period of time.
在较晚的时间或超过通常或预期时间发生的
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
特指接近一天结束时。
Specifically, near the end of the day.
在预期或通常时间之后；延迟的
after the expected or usual time; delayed
I was late for the meeting because of traffic.
我因为交通堵塞开会迟到了。
AI contextual example
She had a late lunch today.
她今天午饭吃得晚。
AI contextual example
The late flight arrived at midnight.
晚点的航班在午夜抵达。
AI contextual example
late evening
深夜
WordNet
late for 后接会议、面试等需要按时参加的活动。
Don't be late for the interview tomorrow.
明天面试别迟到。
late with 后接作业、租金等应按时完成或缴纳的事项。
She is often late with her assignments.
她经常迟交作业。
too late to do sth 表示做某事已来不及。
It's too late to change the reservation now.
现在更改预订已经太晚了。
late 放在时间词前，指该时间段的末尾部分。
We often go for a walk in the late afternoon.
我们经常在下午晚些时候去散步。
Not this
I late for school.
Use this
I am late for school.
英语中形容词作表语时必须使用系动词 be；汉语形容词可直接作谓语，受汉语影响容易漏掉 am。加上 am 构成“主 + be + 表语”的完整结构。
Not this
This bus is more late than that one.
Use this
This bus is later than that one.
late 是单音节形容词，比较级应按规则加 -er 变为 later，而不能在原级前加 more；more 只能用于多音节或部分双音节形容词构成比较级。
Not this
I have been very busy late.
Use this
I have been very busy lately.
这里表达“最近”，需要副词 lately 作时间状语；late 作副词意为“晚、迟”，无法表示“最近”。注意 late 和 lately 的词义与词性不同。
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迟到
She was late for the meeting.
她开会迟到了。
晚到，迟到
His late arrival caused a delay.
他的迟到导致了延误。
深夜
We had a late night working on the project.
我们为了项目工作到深夜。
大器晚成者
He was a late bloomer in his career.
他在事业上是大器晚成者。
逾期付款
The company charged a fee for late payment.
公司对逾期付款收取费用。
最新版，晚版
The late edition of the newspaper just came out.
报纸的最新版刚刚出版。
迟到总比不到好
He finally apologized, but better late than never.
他终于道歉了，虽然晚了些，但总比不道歉好。
为时已晚
It's a bit late in the day to start saving for retirement.
现在开始为退休储蓄有点为时已晚了。
最近
I haven't seen her much of late.
我最近很少见到她。
我迟到了，我迟到了，一个非常重要的约会！
Don't be late for the interview.
面试不要迟到。
永远不会太迟。
She arrived late to the party.
她晚会迟到了。
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late 谐音“累特”，联想“累得特别迟”，意为“迟的”。
该义项表示“迟的、晚的”，通常用于描述时间上的延迟，语域中性，适用于一般日常场合。
当late表示'已故的'时，只用作定语；表示'迟到'时常用作表语，后接for。
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