late

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。