a.

1. 遲的；[（+for）][（+in）][+v-ing]
   He was late for school.

   他上學遲到了。

2. 晚的；晚期的
   He came back in the late afternoon.

   他在傍晚回來。

3. 去世不久的；已故的[Z][B]
   She was an admirer of the late president.

   她是已故總統的崇拜者。

4. 不久前才卸任的；前任的[Z][B]
   The late Primer Minister is still quite active in politics.

   前任總理在政界仍然相當活躍。

5. 最近的[B]
   The late storm did much damage to the crops.

   不久前的這場暴風雨對農作物造成了很大損失。

6. 剛到的，新的[B]
   Some late news of the war has just come in.

   剛剛收到一些有關戰爭的新消息。

ad.

1. 遲到，來不及
   Tom came to school late and missed the first class.

   湯姆遲到且沒有上到第一堂課。

2. 晚；在晚期
   He often worked late into the night.

   他常常工作到深夜。

3. 不久前；到不久前為止[（+of）]
   Dr. Smith, late of Columbia University, now heads the research institute.

   史密斯博士，不久前在哥倫比亞大學任教，現在負責該研究院的工作。

adj.

1. acting, arriving, or happening after the expected or usual time.
2. belonging or taking place far on in a particular time or period.
3. far on in the day or night.
4. (the/one's late) (of a specified person) no longer alive.
   ▸no longer having the specified status; former.
5. (latest) of most recent date or origin.

adv.

1. after the expected or usual time.
2. towards the end of a period.
3. far on in the day or night.
4. (later) at a time in the near future; afterwards.
5. (late of)
   formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution.

n.