late
adj(形容词)
1. 迟的;[(+for)][(+in)][+v-ing]
He was late for school.
他上学迟到了。
2. 晚的;晚期的
He came back in the late afternoon.
他在傍晚回来。
3. 去世不久的;已故的[Z][B]
She was an admirer of the late president.
她是已故总统的崇拜者。
4. 不久前才卸任的;前任的[Z][B]
The late Primer Minister is still quite active in politics.
前任总理在政界仍然相当活跃。
5. 最近的[B]
The late storm did much damage to the crops.
不久前的这场暴风雨对农作物造成了很大损失。
6. 刚到的,新的[B]
Some late news of the war has just come in.
刚刚收到一些有关战争的新消息。
adv.(副词)
1. 迟到,来不及
Tom came to school late and missed the first class.
汤姆迟到且没有上到第一堂课。
2. 晚;在晚期
He often worked late into the night.
他常常工作到深夜。
3. 不久前;到不久前为止[(+of)]
Dr. Smith, late of Columbia University, now heads the research institute.
史密斯博士,不久前在哥伦比亚大学任教,现在负责该研究院的工作。
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以后可以去百度词典查的。有例句，感觉不错。