last1
  
  
	      			KK: [læst]
	      			DJ: [lɑːst]
  
    a.[B]
    
      - 最後的
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He was the 
last person to leave.
他是最後離去的人。
 
      - 僅剩的
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I've spent my 
last dollar.
我把我的錢全部花光了。
 
      - 最後過去的;緊接前面的
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We had dinner together 
last Sunday.
我們上個星期日一起吃飯。
 
      - 最不可能……的
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He'd be the 
last person to do it.
他是最不可能做這事的人了。
 
      - 最近的,最新的
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According to the 
last news I heard, he will resign tomorrow.
據我聽到的最新消息,他明天將辭職。
 
    
    ad.
    
      - 最後地
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      - 上次,最近
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I saw him 
last in New York.
我上次見到他是在紐約。
 
      - 最後(一點)
 
    
    n.[theS]
    
      - 最後的人(或東西)[+to-v]
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He was the 
last of the passengers to leave the ship.
他是最後一個下船的乘客。
 
      - 最後;末尾
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They had been friends to the 
last.
他們始終是好朋友。
 
      - 上個,上回
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We had a party the week before 
last.
我們前一個星期有一個聚會。
 
    
   
  片語
  
    at last
    
      - 最後;終於
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At last they reached Shanghai.
他們終於到達上海。
  
    
    breathe one's last
    
      - 斷氣
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His father 
breathed his last this morning.
他父親今天上午斷氣了。
 
    
    haven't heard the last of
    
      - ……的事還未了結
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We 
haven't heard the last of Bill.
比爾的事還沒了結呢。
 
    
    last but not least
    
      - 最後但並非最不重要的(一點)
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Last but not least, we must thank our host for his hospitality.
最後但並非最不重要的一點是,我們得感謝主人的熱情好客。
  
    
    see the last of
    
      - 最後一次看到
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That was 
the last I 
saw of her.
那是我最後一次見到她。
 
    
    stick to one's last
    
      - 做自己分內的事
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You'd better 
stick to your last.
你最好還是做自己分內的事。
 
    
   
  辨析
  
 
  
    
last1
  
  adj.
    - coming after all others in time or order; final. 
▸lowest in importance or rank.
 ▸
(the last)
 the least likely or suitable.
 - most recent in time; latest.
 - immediately preceding in order; previous in a sequence or enumeration:
 their last album.
 - only remaining:
 it's our last hope.
 
adv.
   - on the last occasion before the present; previously.
 - 
[in combination]
 after all others in order or sequence:
 the last-named film.
 - (in enumerating points) lastly.
 
n.
 (pl. same)
 the last person or thing. 
▸
(the last of)
 the only remaining part.
 ▸
(the last)
 the end or last moment, especially death.
 
  Phrase
  
    - at last 
(or at long last)
 in the end; after much delay.
  - the last minute
 the latest possible time before an event.  - last orders 
(N. Amer. also last call)
 (in a bar or pub) said to inform customers that closing time is approaching and that any further drinks should be purchased immediately.  - last thing
 late in the evening, especially immediately before going to bed.  - the last word
  - a final or definitive pronouncement on a subject.
 - the most modern or advanced example of something.
 
 
   
  Etymology
  OE latost, of Gmc origin; rel. to late.
 
  
    
last2
  
  v.
   - continue for a specified period of time.
 - remain operating or usable for a considerable or specified length of time.
 - (of provisions or resources) be adequate or sufficient for a specified length of time.
 
 
  Etymology
  OE læstan, of Gmc origin, rel. to last3.
 
  
    
last3
  
  n.
 a shoemaker's model for shaping or repairing a shoe or boot.
 
  Etymology
  OE læste, of Gmc origin, from a base meaning ‘follow’.