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:
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their last album.
- only remaining:
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it's our last hope.
adv.
- on the last occasion before the present; previously.
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[in combination]
after all others in order or sequence:
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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’.
