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有多少同学上英语课的时候常说 I’m sorry I’m late这句话？那你有没有想过late这个词有哪些含义和用法呢？另外late的一些习语也很常见。今天的日常英语口语就逐一为大家揭晓late的这些用法。
一、late作形容词时可以表示“已故的”1.接近末期；在晚年
eg: He got his son at his late thirties.
他快四十岁才有儿子。
2. 迟到；迟发生；迟做
eg: I’m wandering at the airport since my flight is two hours late.
我在机场闲逛，因为我的航班晚了两个小时。
3. 近日暮的；近深夜的
eg: Are you still working at this late hour?
这么晚了你还在工作？
4. 已故的
eg: He missed his late wife very much at this special occasion.
在这个特殊的场合，他非常想念他已故的妻子。
二、late的这些习语很有意思1. sooner or later 迟早；早晚有一天
eg: He was determined to make something of himself sooner or later.
他决心迟早要出人头地。
2. of late最近；新近；近来
eg: Have you ever met John of late?
你近来有见过约翰吗？
3. late in the day为时已晚；已失时机
eg: He wanted to renew the relationship with his wife, but it was late in the day.
他想要和他的妻子重归于好，但为时已晚。
4. better late than never 迟做总比不做好
eg: Why don’t you apologize to Linda? It’s better late than never.
你为什么不跟琳达道歉呢？迟做总比不做好。
三、关于late的10句名言你应该知道1. My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
我成功的秘诀是早起，加班，善于发现。
2.It’s never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢，为时不晚。
3. Good counsel never comes too late.
忠言绝不嫌迟。
4.Never too old to learn; never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时不晚。
5. Like the outcome after an exam, death makes us aware of anything, that is, it’s too late to take a tumble.
死亡教会人一切，如同考试之后公布的结果,虽然恍然大悟，但为时晚矣！
6.Better late t
迟做总比不做好。
7. Thought is already is late, exactly is the earliest time.
觉得为时已晚的时候恰恰是最早的时候。
8. Never too late for a fresh start.
重新开始从来不迟。
9. It’s never too late to right the past wrong doings.
纠正过去错误行为还为时不晚。
10. I hate to be late and keep my date waiting.
我不喜欢迟到而让别人久等。
关于late的用法就跟大家说这么多了。早起的鸟儿才会有虫吃，希望大家还是不要be late啦。
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