She phoned to say she'd be late. 她打来电话说她会晚到。
He was ten minutes late for school. 他上学迟到了10分钟。
We climbed the hill to watch the sunset, but we were too late. 我们爬到山上想看日落,但我们到得太晚了。
There is a penalty for late registration. 迟登记要罚款。
They're always late with their payments. 他们总是晚交钱。
We got caught in a late meeting and almost missed the start of the film. 会议一直开到很晚,我们脱不开身,差点误了电影的开场。
the late 18th century 18世纪末
These bulbs bloom in late spring. 这些球茎在晚春开花。
a girl in her late teens 将近20岁的女孩
Stop by late this afternoon. 今天傍晚前过来坐坐。
We plan to visit late in July. 我们计划在7月底出访。
He didn't receive the recognition he deserved until late in life. 他直到晚年才获得他应得的赞誉。
Then, belatedly, she realized what I meant. 那时她才明白我的意思,可是太迟了。
This change in attitude is long overdue. 早就该有这种态度上的改变了。
You're long overdue for a dental check-up. 你早就该进行牙科检查了。
The project is already a month behind schedule. 这个项目已经比预定进度晚了1个月。
I'm sorry your suit isn't ready yet. We've got a bit behind with things. 我很抱歉您的西装还没做好。我们有点儿延误了。
Within a few months she had fallen behind with her rent. 才几个月时间她就拖欠租金了。
It was past midnight by the time we arrived. 我们到达的时候已经过了午夜。
She must have changed her mind at the last moment and decided not to come. 她一定是在最后一刻改变主意,决定不来了。
We're off on holiday tomorrow, and not a moment too soon. 我们明天外出去度假,这一天早就该来了。
I'm afraid we're out of time.
I'm running a bit late this morning. 我今早稍稍晚了一会儿。
a tardy reply 迟到的答复
It seems obvious now, but that's being wise after the event. 现在事情看来显而易见,但这也是事后聪明。
What are you doing here at this time of night? 都夜里这个时候了,你在这儿干什么?
a belated apology 为时已晚的道歉
a belated birthday card 迟到的生日贺卡
She'd been ill so often that, she was getting behind with her schoolwork.
It's getting on, we'd better leave. 很晚了,我们得走了。
The Scottish Office has yet to make a formal announcement. 苏格兰事务部还没发布一个正式的公告。
The film, starring Robert Carlyle, has yet to open in the Far East. 由罗伯特·卡莱尔主演的电影尚未在远东上映。
The group has yet to find a replacement for the director who left in September. 这个小组还没找到人替换9月份离开的那位主任。
It's high time we got a pay rise! 我们应该马上涨工资才是!
a last-minute alteration to the flight schedule
It's a little late in the day to complain about it. 现在对此发牢骚晚了些。
We lost a lot of time when the computer system went down.
Talks went down to the wire, with agreement being reached at the very last minute. 谈判进行到最后一刻,在最后一分钟达成了协议。
Laura was here up until about 5 minutes ago. 劳拉大约5分钟之前还在这里。
The building was used as a hospital through the 1960s up to 1972. 这栋建筑物从1960年至1972年被用作医院。
We can make the delivery any time tomorrow up till about 10 pm. 我们明天晚上10点之前随时都可以把东西送到。
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